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HANSARD Health Incentives SchemeAs somebody who is carrying a Westminster stone, I could definitely do with losing a few pounds myself. More than three decades ago, I was more than six stone heavier than I am…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillYes, but it would require a huge scaling up of the role and there are no money resolutions attached to the Bill. [ Interruption. ] If I or any other person does not want to see…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Gentleman highlights a shameful example, and he is right to do so. As the road to hell is paved with good intentions, particularly in terms of legislation, I am…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point, and I should have clarified this. I am not a lawyer, but I can read, and subsection (1) of proposed new section 187A covers not just fire…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a fair point, but in my view it is better to have no legislation than poor legislation. It is important that we look at the Bill and decide whether it…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI think we should do something in this area. It is an unacceptable practice, and a good employer would not resort to it. But on quantum, the poll in the ACAS document shows that…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Member for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan) makes a very good point, and I have a lot of time for him generally. My point is a general point, but there are specifics…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI certainly do not seek to do that. Proposed new section 187B(2) of the 1992 Act says: “The information to be disclosed is all information relating to the employer’s undertaking…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy principal concern is the amount of bureaucracy in and the interpretation of the Bill. I have many good lawyer friends—this usually has a “but” attached to it, doesn’t it?—but…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI defer to my hon. Friend, who knows far more about this issue than I ever would. The principle behind our discussion is making sure that, where the question is a business’s…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy hon. Friend may be able to enlighten us better than I can.22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Lady makes a good point, but all these matters are covered under employment law. Whether on wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal—constructive dismissal—or redundancies,…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and some important points. She talks about the risk of moving to layoffs or redundancies; is there not also a danger that businesses…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillTwo hundred and twenty-five HR professionals.22 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessThe shadow Chancellor did present a short-term solution: a sixfold increase in the digital services tax. Does my hon. Friend agree that when we implemented the digital services…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small Businessrose—19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessI thank the hon. Lady for giving way again. She is being very generous. If I heard her correctly, she is going to scrap business rates in the next Parliament. Business rates bring…19 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS CapacityFurther to the last question on NHS dentistry from the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper), we are in a difficult situation across North…19 Oct 2021