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HANSARD Employment Rights BillMay I first declare my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and the donation from USDAW trade union, as well as my membership of the GMB and Unite trade unions? I…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillWe can always have a dig at the SNP, but the real enemies have been the Greens, the Liberal Democrats, the Tories and the Reform Members who have voted against this Bill…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI will not give way anymore, because we have not got much time. I will pick up on what the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) said…08 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. As always with a Budget, there is far more to say than one can fit in a speech, but I just want to start by saying…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsMy hon. Friend is right to point out that the policy punished children for being born, which is not something any Labour Government should be part of. We hear that this decision…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe hon. Gentleman must have seen my speech, because I am just about to talk about that issue. He is right that there are a number of unanswered questions. First, it is important…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am sorry; I am not going to take any more interventions. I think the pay-per-mile system is the right thing to do, although I do have concerns about the timing and how it will…01 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am pleased to see that the Employment Rights Bill is coming back to us shortly. It has been eight and a half months since we first sent it to the other place, and the Lords keep…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Critical Minerals StrategyI welcome the statement from the Minister and refer him to the Select Committee’s report issued today on economic security, which touches on some of the issues that he has talked…24 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsThe problem that we have is an insatiable 24/7 media who want stories and will sometimes generate their own. All this speculation has created uncertainty that has hampered…17 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillLet me first draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which refers to an election donation from the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe Liberal Democrat spokesperson has just said that it is not right that employers should pay for a mistake they made in hiring someone. Why should the employee pay for that…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am grateful to the shadow Secretary of State for giving way. I am pleased that he has learned to count now; he must have improved his skills since his time under Liz Truss in…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Indeed, that is something that the Resolution Foundation said when giving evidence to the Bill Committee. I will quote that directly:…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI absolutely cannot believe that the Conservative party, which saw massive increases in unemployment in my constituency in the 1980s and 1990s when they were in power, have the…05 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I refer the House to my membership of Unite. I met Unite reps in the automotive sector yesterday, including from the Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, who raised with me their…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillIt is a privilege to be here today debating a Bill that has been decades in the making. Before I begin, I want to join those who have already spoken in paying tribute to the…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillThat is an interesting suggestion. I think a lot of Members are concerned about how this will relate to the security services, because we have had many examples in the past of…03 Nov 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI congratulate the hon. Member for Reigate (Rebecca Paul) on her excellent speech and on securing the debate. I state for the record that I am a patron of the Leasehold Knowledge…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceMay I welcome the Minister to her place, and say what an encouraging start this is? All the funding that my community is receiving is very welcome, and it is such a contrast to…15 Oct 2025