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HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementNot off the top of my head, but I am happy to confirm it via separate means. The hon. Gentleman also said that the code should be more detailed in specifying exactly how a…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementI do not quite understand the hon. Gentleman’s question. Perhaps we can have a discussion about that afterwards. To conclude, we are taking robust and appropriate action in this…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementThe hon. Gentleman raises P&O, which I must point out is specifically not a case of fire and rehire. What is the Labour party proposing to stop another P&O situation happening in…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementI thank the hon. Members for Ellesmere Port and Neston and for Paisley and Renfrewshire North for their contributions. I will start with P&O because that has dominated most of the…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementWhat that business leader did was disgraceful. We impose criminal sanctions on employers very cautiously because we want people to invest in our economy. That is hugely important.…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementPerhaps the shadow Minister will answer this question as part of his intervention. In The Telegraph , Archie Norman, one of the foremost business people in this country, who has…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementYes, corporate criminal proceedings, not individual criminal proceedings. I think that what the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North refers to is individual criminal…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementThank you.15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementSo you don’t know the plan.15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementThere should be.15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementI am aware that the hon. Gentleman has a private Member’s Bill that would ban fire and rehire—that is the position that he has adopted, and I respect it—but with P&O it was not…15 Apr 2024HANSARDShared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on her campaigning work on a slightly separate but related issue. She does a fantastic job and we are making great progress. This place is no…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI thank the hon. Lady once again for the all the work she does. As I have said to her on a number of occasions, our officials are working together on a weekly basis and I have met…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMay I thank the shadow Secretary of State for his cross-party and collaborative approach, which has brought us a significant step forward? I recognise the points he makes on the…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI was tempted to intervene on two of the interventions I heard, but that is impossible here. It is certainly possible that the person who had the contractual relationship with the…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillThe Bill relates only to overturning convictions. There is a discussion about territorial extent, which I understand and am happy to continue to discuss. The three compensation…20 Mar 2024HANSARDShared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) BillIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. The Bill will provide bereaved parents with the support and protection that they need during one of the most…20 Mar 2024HANSARDShared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) BillMy hon. Friend makes some very strong and worthwhile points, and I thank her for those. To conclude, I would like to thank the Committee members for their valuable contributions.…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillThe right hon. Gentleman is making some important points about the way the prosecution systems work in different parts of the UK, which we must take into account. On the point by…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillLet me just clarify that point. A total of 1,200 people have come forward since the TV dramatisation. Seven people have taken their case to the Court of Appeal and been heard, and…20 Mar 2024