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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)I absolutely agree. Often, in those circumstances, it is extremely distressing for the employee, who, had the reasonable adjustment been in place to assist them with disability or…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)I refer the Committee to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my membership of the GMB. The hon. Gentleman is making the point that it would be impossible…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)I promise to keep my comments brief. Clause 15 will amend section 40A of the Equality Act 2010 to provide that an employer must take all reasonable steps to prevent the sexual…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. Protection from unfair dismissal is already a day one right in respect of certain carve-outs from the two-year…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)Will the shadow Minister give way?05 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and to my membership of the GMB. I apologise to the…05 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)Will the shadow Minister allow me to clarify?05 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)The principle is, though, that with dependant leave in those emergencies, whether that is childcare or anything else, there is no right to pay; that is the point I am trying to…05 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I refer Members to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and my membership of GMB. I…05 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxTo misquote Brian Clough, I would not say that my constituency is the most beautiful in the country, but it is certainly in the top one. We have generations of farmers to thank…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxNo, I will not give way at this stage. Let us be clear: only 4% of estates in this country pay inheritance tax. As we have repeatedly heard, these changes will mean that a couple…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxWill the hon. Gentleman give way?04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThe hon. Gentleman mentions 5% of agricultural businesses being at risk. Is it not true that under the last Government, between 2019 and 2024, there was an 8% reduction in…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI am sorry, but I will not. We must create a greater marketplace for farming businesses by using the Government’s purchasing power to ensure that 50% of the food bought for our…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxSorry, I will not give way at this stage. This debate has, however, shone an important light on one issue, which I am grateful to the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI will not give way at this stage. Those estates over the threshold will have a 50% reduction in the amount they pay. We have already heard that the seven-year rule will continue…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxNo, I will not. Secondly, they were concerned about cuts to the farming budget. The Chancellor delivered £5 billion for the farming budget, the largest ever investment in…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI will not take any more interventions at the moment. Before the Budget, I sat down with farmers in my constituency. They wanted to talk about two things. First, they were…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI live in one of the rural villages and speak to the farmers in my villages all the time. The fact is that those farmers voted for me because they were so let down by the last…04 Dec 2024