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HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023I will not detain the Committee too long, Mr Hollobone, because, like you, I am keen to hear what other hon. Members have to say. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipI want to know how much this shambles has cost the British taxpayer so far and how much it will continue to cost us. The treaty means that we would be obliged to support someone…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023Was the Minister not listening when I when I talked about how having a different holiday pay calculation rate for the four weeks and the extra 1.6 was actually going to create…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023We do support business, but every time this Government bring forward legislation, it is about attacking workers. Is it not the same today? Is not taking £250 million out of…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDental ServicesLast week another dentist in my constituency told my constituents that they were no longer able to provide NHS services. These people have literally nowhere else to go nearby. I…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Efford. It is just over a year since we were in these rooms for the Committee stage of what became the Retained EU Law…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023Can the Minister give us a figure for how much more this would be?05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023The Minister pointed out that, apparently, this will save businesses £1.2 billion. I don’t know if that is more or less than the change would cost, but I would have thought that…05 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationAfter 13 years in power and seven years after we voted to leave the EU, I do not know why anyone would believe that this Government will reduce net migration in the way that is…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationWe all want the killing to stop, and if we get to a point where there is an end to the violence on a long-term basis, what guarantees can we obtain from the UK Government that the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling-up FundThe Resolution Foundation’s report on economic stagnation, published today, shows how levelling up simply is not happening under this Government. One of the speakers at the event…04 Dec 2023HANSARDFire and RehireFire and rehire is rife in this country. Research published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found that, between March 2020 and July 2021, 43,000 employers…30 Nov 2023HANSARD Housing in Tourist DestinationsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Charles. I start by congratulating the hon. Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing the debate. I also welcome…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)Yes, I will get on to that—there is a bit more, I am afraid, Ms Nokes, because there is an awful lot to talk about. The measure fundamentally pits trade unionists against their…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)Yes. We both have some industrial experience of how this works, so we can see what is going to happen. There has been no regulatory impact assessment for the code of practice. If…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)The overwhelming response to the consultation on the measure, and to that on the original Bill, was that the process will be very difficult in practice. That is because it is not…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Ms Nokes. I draw the Committee’s attention to my membership of the GMB and Unite trade unions. I thank the Minister for…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)My hon. Friend is absolutely right that the code puts the onus on trade unions. How odd is it that we are in a world in which a Government instruct a trade union to tell employees…27 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling UpI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. I start by congratulating all those areas that have been successful in their bids—including Chorley, Mr Speaker.…20 Nov 2023HANSARDOnline Political Advertising: RegulationTargeted online advertising can sometimes contain very misleading claims about Members and other politicians. Members might not even be aware that an advert has been sent out.…16 Nov 2023