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HANSARD Recall of Tumble DryersI thank the hon. Lady for that suggestion. I will commit today to making that a topic for discussion at the Consumer Protection Partnership, which is the group of organisations…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Recall of Tumble DryersAs I have outlined, it does not matter whether the product is second hand or has been with its original owners since purchase. If a dryer is affected and is unmodified, consumers…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Recall of Tumble DryersThe right hon. Gentleman talks about modified machines. When any information or testing that had been carried out at any particular event by “Watchdog” or Which? was submitted to…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Recall of Tumble DryersI thank the hon. Lady for highlighting that point. One of the issues that we considered in last year’s review was the outreach programme. There are many ways in which Whirlpool…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Recall of Tumble DryersI thank the hon. Gentleman. I know that he has a particular interest in this matter. He will know that, when I last sat in front of him at the meeting of the all-party group on…17 Jun 2019HANSARDWorkplace DiscriminationThe hon. Lady is quite right. Let us be clear that discrimination of any kind in the workplace is not tolerated, and is unlawful in some cases. The Prime Minister has a strong…12 Jun 2019HANSARDWorkplace DiscriminationThe Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees or people seeking work based on race. The Government are committed to a society where everyone can enter…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFlexible WorkingI note my hon. Friend’s expertise in the retail sector before being elected to this House. The retail sector gender pay gap is 9.1%, compared with 17.9% overall, but the…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFemale EmploymentThe hon. Lady will know that the consultation, which finished in April, dealt with that very issue. However, we also sought views on the position of parents who have been on…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFlexible WorkingAll employees with 26 weeks of continuous service have the right to request flexible working; that accounts for over 90% of employees. We will consult on creating a duty for…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFemale EmploymentI commend my right hon. Friend for her passion, and for her work as Chair of the Select Committee and her ten-minute rule Bill. As she will know, we recently conducted a…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFemale EmploymentI thank the hon. Gentleman for highlighting that issue. I am proud to be a Minister sitting on the Front Bench among many other females: that just shows that women can do it. One…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I would like to clarify what I announced in the House yesterday. Since the Office for Product Safety and Standards review, we have kept…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFemale EmploymentI strongly commend the work of organisations such as JLR. In my constituency, BAE Systems has high-level apprenticeships for women engineers, which is great. We need more women in…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Points of Orderrose—12 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsFlexible working is just as important to men as it is to women when they seek to strike a balance between family life and a career. I thank my hon. Friend for welcoming our…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFemale EmploymentThe female employment rate of 72% is a record high. The industrial strategy is transforming our economy, ensuring that everyone can access, and progress at, work. We have a range…12 Jun 2019HANSARDOffshore Wind Supply: Rates of PayI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this point, and he is absolutely right: this is unacceptable, and I am more than happy to meet him to discuss it. But I just want to…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSmall Businesses: ScotlandWe engage regularly with the Secretary of State for Scotland on how we can achieve our industrial strategy aim to make the UK the best place to start and grow a business. The…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSmall Businesses: ScotlandI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the loss of a department store in his constituency. Let me assure him that the Minister with responsibility for high streets—the…11 Jun 2019