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HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention—I think my voice has returned, thankfully—and he is absolutely right. This Bill is counterproductive because ultimately it will not…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillOne would have thought so, and that is probably why the Equality and Human Rights Commission has expressed great alarm at this Bill. If the Government want to give themselves the…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI hear what the Minister is saying, but that is an argument to ban strikes altogether. Is that not what he is doing?21 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe are back once again, and maybe it will be third time lucky, although it does not sound like it will be. The House will no doubt be familiar with our position, that the Bill, as…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThat is really a question for the Minister, and one that I think the Government have failed to answer adequately. I think the point my hon. Friend makes is a good one. When…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and I do agree with those doctors. I will go on to explain why the Bill is an attack on basic freedoms and liberties that I thought…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThank you, Mr Speaker. I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Today, we consider a number of Lords amendments that will go…21 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Parental Leave and PayI hope our welfare state is not beyond repair. I sincerely hope that we are able to build back the blocks of society that have been dismantled over the past 13 years, but wherever…19 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Parental Leave and PayIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr McCabe, and I thank everyone who has spoken in today’s debate. Despite the attendance, this is a matter of great…19 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week Skipton Building Society announced that it was closing its Neston branch, which means that Neston will no longer have any banks or building societies. As Members will…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionLet me take us back five years, to when Dame Laura Cox told us that this place has “a culture of…deference, subservience, acquiescence and silence, in which bullying, harassment…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillHere we are again. It has been nearly nine months since the Bill was introduced, during which time five different members of the Government have spoken in support of the Bill from…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful for that intervention. I note that, again, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade is not here to defend the Bill in its current form. We have consistently…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, as he sets out what this amendment is attempting to secure, which is a bit of security. I shall make some progress, as I am aware…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI remember that exchange very well, not least because it was on my 50th birthday. It certainly shows the importance of having proper scrutiny and transparency about ministerial…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Billindicated dissent.12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI just point out to the hon. Gentleman that my constituents would wonder why we are rehashing the arguments from 2016 when we have this Bill before us today.12 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate, please, about the Crown Estate? It took ownership of a canopy by some shops in Little Sutton in my constituency, although it claims that it does not actually…08 Jun 2023HANSARDGreat British RailwaysOn behalf of Opposition Members, may I associate myself with the Secretary of State’s comments in respect of the people of India? In the north-west, we were hoping that the…08 Jun 2023HANSARDGreat British Railways1. Whether he has had recent discussions with the Leader of the House on legislation to establish Great British Railways.08 Jun 2023