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HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023Let me try to give a concrete example of what the hon. and learned Member is talking about. An employer can take a union to court and argue that it has not performed its role of…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023So if that debate takes place while the strike is on, and the trade union general secretary urges their members to continue with the strike, does that influence it? Is that part…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023It is a recipe for further conflict—I think for disaster—at every stage. The Conservative party prides itself on the defence of civil liberties: not interfering in civil society…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023I declare the same interest as my hon. Friend the Member for Easington, which is that I am a member of the PCS parliamentary group. Just so that everyone is absolutely clear and…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023Whichever John you want, Sir Edward.27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023rose—27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023Will he answer the question on conciliation?27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023It is absolutely critical to get this clear. If a trade union leader engages in a debate during a dispute and argues that the offer from the employer is not satisfactory, and…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023Before the Minister concludes, will he give way?27 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsJust to get it straight, the Local Government Association has said that there is a £4 billion gap in local council funding, so there is no room for manoeuvre on additional…23 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsMr Deputy Speaker, you and I have been here for a couple of decades, and I have never known a second-day debate on an autumn statement to involve only one Government Back Bencher.…23 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsA wonderful piece of work was undertaken about the role the media and politicians played in stigmatising disabled people. This resulted, exactly as the hon. Gentleman said, in…23 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIs it really? How generous.23 Nov 2023HANSARD Pakistan: Evacuation of AfghansThere are still outstanding issues with regard to the processing of Afghan cases here and I want to use this occasion to make a special plea to the Minister. I have a constituent…08 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityI fear that the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Shakespeare, the hon. Member for Halesowen and Rowley Regis (James Morris), has opened a can of worms with his…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI will not take up time now, but we will forward the report from Doctor Hassan at the Indonesian hospital in Gaza regarding the treatment of children with no hands and stage 4…08 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityThere is a hint of Catholicism there.08 Nov 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The House rises tomorrow for 10 days, I believe. Regrettably and sadly, it may be likely that a ground invasion of Gaza will commence during that…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I echo the comments of my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge)? If we descend into accusations that those who do not…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI agree. I was chair of finance at that time. It was interesting because there was an awful lot of cross-party support on that, as we were then at the stage of the imprisonment of…25 Oct 2023