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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI did not realise that was a genuine offer. I do not have the ctrl+F function in front of me to do a word count, but, again, I would be interested in hearing an answer to the…05 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI was initially surprised to see this motion on the Order Paper, given that it is essentially a resubmission of a motion previous submitted by the Opposition and rejected by the…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI am grateful to the hon. Member for giving way; he is being generous with his time. I wonder if he could clarify his party’s position on the Employment Rights Bill. The shadow…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Sector: Economic Growth8. What steps he is taking to help ensure that the defence sector supports economic growth.03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Sector: Economic GrowthI draw attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in respect of the GMB, a defence manufacturing trade union. Defence is an engine for growth, but…03 Nov 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewI draw attention to my chairship of the GMB parliamentary group. As someone who worked on this issue the last time around, I was astonished to hear the Opposition’s flight of…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Trade Union Workplace AccessI am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. I draw attention to my chairship of the GMB parliamentary group. I am glad that he mentioned GMB’s frustrations…22 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanThe people charged with the protection of public safety carry a heavy burden, and not all the information that they consider has yet been laid out in the public domain. However, I…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayI am truly grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Lizzi Collinge) for securing this debate and for her powerful speech. One of this debate’s origins…16 Oct 2025HANSARD UkraineI thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement and for her recent decision, when she was Home Secretary, about the Ukraine permission extension scheme. Does she agree that when…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceI warmly welcome the £20 million pride in place funding for the Hawkesley estate in my constituency. It stands in stark contrast to the hopes and expectations that were allowed to…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am grateful for being able to contribute to this debate. It is a privilege to follow so many powerful speeches, and the speech delivered by my hon. Friend the Member for Luton…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillDoes the hon. Member agree that fair notice may be relative to the industry we are talking about? What is fair notice in, say, the retail sector may be completely different from…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillMy hon. Friend speaks about care workers. Does he agree that one issue so brutally exposed during the pandemic was the fact that many thousands of care workers were classed as…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillMy hon. Friend is making a very powerful case. I rise merely to support what he is saying. About a decade ago, the University of Manchester published research that found that…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillMy right hon. Friend is rightly talking about the contributions made in the debate by hon. Members of various parties. I am always reluctant to criticise individual Members who…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI thank my hon. Friend for raising a very powerful and relevant point. She is absolutely right that those are the groups of workers who would enjoy greater protection as a result…15 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHalf the bus sector’s funding now comes from public sources, but during the summer, National Express announced changes to bus services in my constituency with just two weeks’…11 Sept 2025HANSARDLife Sciences InvestmentI welcome the Minister to his place. The life sciences sector is helping to regenerate parts of south Birmingham’s economy, from the new Waters pharmaceutical factory on the old…11 Sept 2025HANSARDRegional Transport InequalityI will do my best to speak at high speed, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to say a few words about my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood): she was an…11 Sept 2025