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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I am very grateful. Having listened to what the hon. Gentleman has had to say, I am still unclear what problem in the real world he is seeking to solve. From experience of working…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince October 2023, my constituent has been separated from her husband and the father of her children, who is a Palestinian citizen of the state of Israel. I have deep concerns…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareIn this Parliament, we have spoken at length about the importance of valuing dignity at the end of life. That principle must be applied to hospice and palliative care, which has…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGas Storage LevelsI draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests about my membership of the energy unions, GMB and Unite. In 2017, the then energy…13 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Seventeenth sitting)As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. As is customary, I draw attention to my declarations in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my…09 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I understand the point that the shadow Minister is making, but this phrase seems to be well established in the relevant legislation. It appears in the Regulation of Investigatory…09 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eighteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I am sure that the whole Committee is grateful for that illuminating update. I will keep my comments brief. The…09 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Seventeenth sitting)We heard from the hon. Gentleman earlier in the main Chamber about sustainable aviation fuel; I wonder whether he might share with us the shadow ministerial equivalent that he…09 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI want to make the House aware that my partner works for a teacher training provider. The Bill represents a real step towards closing the gaps through which children are falling.…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy interest was piqued by the hon. Gentleman’s description of Labour Members as being “anti-data”. He talks about the Welsh education system. Has he reviewed the arguments made by…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillSome multi-academy trusts offer terms and conditions on sick pay after six weeks that are only a little above the statutory minimum. If one of their teachers falls seriously ill,…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I draw the Committee’s attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am a member…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The shadow Minister talks about the 1922 Committee, which I think my predecessor as representative of Birmingham Northfield knows more about than me. A few years back, the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Even if I accepted the hon. Gentleman’s perspective, which I do not, does he accept that there are some issues with the amendment as drafted? For example, subsection (1)(b)(i) is…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)What a dubious honour, but happy new year to everyone in the Committee. Will the shadow Minister acknowledge that there is a body of legislation on trade union right of access in…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)rose —07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The Minister raised the Fiona Mercer case, which was brought by Unison. As he said, the final judgment in that case found that new protections are needed to prevent the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)rose—07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for giving way; he has been characteristically generous in the number of interventions that he has taken. Can he name a single country that applies a…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)If the hon. Member wants to correct the record, I will of course welcome that. He is talking about Labour-affiliated trade unions, but of course many trade unions are not…07 Jan 2025