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HANSARD Employment Rights BillI start by referring to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I have done throughout the passage of the Bill. I thank Members in all parts of the House for…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe answer is in the Department’s press release, which cites Simon Deakin, professor of law at the University of Cambridge, no less. He has said: “The consensus on the economic…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am grateful to the right hon. Member for raising this important point. It was touched on in Committee, but there are not any amendments dealing with that specific issue today.…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillFirst, I think I need to mention that my hon. Friend the Member for Gateshead Central and Whickham (Mark Ferguson) is celebrating his 40th birthday today, and what a great way to…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI would fully expect us to consult with all relevant parties, so I do not think my hon. Friend need have any worries in that respect. I pay tribute to two people who have been…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThere is the Co-op—quite a big business—Richer Sounds, Centrica and the British Chambers of Commerce. These are not bit-part players at all, are they? New clause 38 seeks to…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI have begun to consider it, as that legislation is now a quarter of a century old and needs looking at in the light of experiences in a number of the scandals that have been…11 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and that is what we are attempting to deliver with our industrial strategy. Engagement with businesses is continuing on that. Publication…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I knew as soon as he rose that he would raise the subject of the ceramics industry, such is his record of championing it. I will…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeFirst, I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne), and indeed the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway (John Cooper), for…05 Mar 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorI hear what the hon. Member has said, and no doubt that is something that can be put in as part of the review. When I spoke to the adjudicator, he said that his approach is about…25 Feb 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorCertainly, Mr Twigg. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon. I thank the hon. Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick) for securing this important…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentI beg to move, That the draft Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 20 January, be approved.11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentMy hon. Friend is right. The impact assessment refers to evidence showing that family-friendly policies are good for employers as well as for individuals. That is certainly the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentI thank all Members for participating in today’s debate—there have been some very thoughtful and moving contributions. I will start with my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentI am delighted to move regulations under the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, which originated as a private Member’s Bill in the previous Parliament. I therefore pay…11 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025. Noswaith dda, Mrs…10 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025I congratulate the shadow Minister on taking a second bite of the cherry on the argument around subscription traps and trade union subscriptions. On the data protection issue,…10 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) on securing today’s debate, and on the thoughtful way in…03 Feb 2025