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HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and I particularly thank Mr and Mrs Simpson for their work—of course, a number of people campaigned so strongly on this tragedy. I pay…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillAbsolutely—we want to make it as easy as possible. I thank my right hon. Friend for his campaigning on this matter, too: he is one of a number of parliamentarians who has done…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI thank my hon. Friend for his work on this issue, as well as his direct experience—he is one of the few people in this House who has that experience. I also pay tribute to my…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI thank the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) for his new clause on the eligibility of convicted claimants to access compensation. Eligibility for compensation…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillThose people will not be forgotten about. I am very happy to work with the right hon. Gentleman and the advisory board on any matter he raises with me. I think we are very…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPost Office Ltd: Horizon Compensation FundingIn October, I announced that the Government intend to provide additional funding to Post Office to meet the costs of participating in the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry and…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. It is a great pleasure to be speaking on Third Reading. As we have heard this afternoon, this small but important Bill…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Post Office Horizon scandal, which began over 20 years ago, and the impacts of which are still felt today, is rightly…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillWith the leave of the House, it is a pleasure to conclude this debate. We have heard insightful contributions from right hon. and hon. Members across the House, many of whom have…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillThank you, Chair Nige—el. We had a useful Second Reading debate. I am grateful for the constructive contributions from Members across the House. I welcome the chance for a more…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Fatalities in Childbirth: Statutory Leave and PayIt is always a pleasure to see you at any time, not least in the Chair, Mr Sharma. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Broxtowe (Darren Henry) on securing today’s debate.…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023I will not clarify the position now, but I am happy to write to the hon. Lady. I commend the regulations to the Committee. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That the Committee…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023I am happy to address that point, too. The hon. Lady talked about people being notified about their leave entitlement, and I did refer to that in my response. Indeed, employers…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023I think we are back to the same place. As the hon. Gentleman knows, the £1.2 billion is largely the administrative costs of maintaining a recording position. What he wants to move…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023I do not accept that. Again, that speaks to the fact that the only organisations quoted in last week’s debate and today’s are the unions, such as the BMA. But I think what the if…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023I thank hon. Members for their valuable contributions. We have been clear throughout the Brexit process that we have no intention of abandoning our strong record on workers’…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to speak with…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023It is quite the opposite. We do not pick a side; we try to help both sides and to achieve a balance. That is where we are. I never hear about that balance between both sides from…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023The hon. Gentleman raises an interesting point. He is talking about a single pot of annual leave. We believe in maintaining two pots. Presumably he is talking about the four weeks…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023It is incumbent on the hon. Gentleman to do that. We are maintaining the status quo. He wants to make that change. What is the figure for what he describes as a simpler position?…05 Dec 2023