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HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillI am confused as to why the hon. Lady’s position seems to be that employers would not want to provide more flexible working and need a labour law to enforce them to do so. That is…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillDuring the pandemic, we all experienced the fantastic tools that are Zoom and Teams. We in this place continued to work, with some of us dressed appropriately all the way down and…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bury North (James Daly) for what he has just said, which I will build on. I will restrict my comments to those sectors that are unable to…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Turkey and Syria EarthquakeFirst, I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) on securing this important debate. Few events can have the capacity to shake us to our…23 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister has long been a friend to business. As Chancellor, he listened to businesses in Stoke-on-Trent Central about their issues. Stoke-on-Trent has a wide range of…18 Jan 2023HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentThe lasting legacy of toddler Harper-Lee Fanthorpe, whose tragic death in my constituency last year touched us all, must be the introduction of a law relating to the safety of…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Home Secretary’s work with the Prime Minister on tackling illegal immigration and the statement last week. The statement talked about fairness; I think she knows…19 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade Policy: Food PricesIn this House I have been a champion for promoting the availability of affordable, healthy and nutritious food to those from all regions of the UK and all backgrounds. Families…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I wish you, Mr Speaker, your staff, and all Members a very happy Christmas? With the current cost of living pressures and freezing weather conditions, this Christmas will be…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Funding: Community Wealth FundsI absolutely agree. By utilising the area-specific knowledge of local residents, priorities and desired outcomes can be determined at neighbourhood level. Polling by Survation…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Funding: Community Wealth FundsI thank you for your chairmanship, Ms Harris, and I thank the Minister for listening. Clearly, there is more to be done once we have the consultation results. I thank everybody…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Funding: Community Wealth FundsMy hon. Friend makes a good point. As a result, it is important to get the structure of a community wealth fund right, reflecting the knowledge and skills of the local community,…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Funding: Community Wealth FundsThe community wealth fund is a place-based initiative aimed at natural communities in left-behind areas, typically with a population of around 10,000 people, which is much smaller…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Funding: Community Wealth FundsI beg to move, That this House has considered dormant assets funding and community wealth funds. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Harris. I begin by saying…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseSince the tragic death of toddler Harper-Lee Fanthorpe in my constituency last year, I have been campaigning with her mother Stacy for greater awareness of button battery dangers.…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsMy hon. Friend might have seen the picture of me sitting on the floor of an Avanti train that was picked up by the media. Avanti’s response was mealy mouthed and gave every excuse…01 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth Disparities White PaperDoes the Minister agree that the health disparities White Paper is fundamentally an equalities White Paper and about levelling up, so areas such as Stoke-on-Trent, where we have…30 Nov 2022HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). I think we have had a very thoughtful and good-humoured discussion. It is clear that animal welfare…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseCurrently, a young entrepreneur must wait until they reach the age of 18 before they can open a business bank account. Does my right hon. Friend agree that entrepreneurship should…27 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityIt is a particular pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy), with whom I sat on the all-party parliamentary group on the national food strategy, which…27 Oct 2022