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HANSARDNon-disclosure Agreements: Workplace Harassment and Discrimination2. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the proposed prohibition of the use of non-disclosure agreements by employers in cases of harassment and…28 Jan 2026HANSARDNon-disclosure Agreements: Workplace Harassment and DiscriminationI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her answer. I could not be prouder that this Government, through the Employment Rights Act, announced world-leading legislation to protect…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is not possible to get in a taxi at the moment without the driver rightly raising concerns about cross-border hiring. When the Tories deregulated the taxi licensing laws in…15 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI congratulate my right hon. Friend on the strength and passion with which she has responded to this issue. Elon Musk is ideologically opposed to the kind of ethical guardrails…12 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsDespite a ceasefire being in place for almost a year, Israeli forces struck UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon just this weekend. What work are the Government doing with the…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillMy hon. Friend has just mentioned some pioneering women in the House who have campaigned on this very issue for a number of years, but today’s amendment stands on the shoulders of…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier this year, 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose was murdered by a fellow pupil when attending school. His murderer has now been convicted and a national child safeguarding review…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am sure all Members of the House would like to note that Zelda Perkins joins us in the Under-Gallery today, and to thank her for her tireless work in campaigning on this issue.…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI rise to speak to new clause 22, which will ban the use of non-disclosure agreements in cases of harassment and discrimination. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]Despite being a lifelong Barnsley supporter, I am still grateful to my hon. Friend for hosting the Sheffield Wednesday supporters’ trust yesterday and for his leadership on this…08 Jul 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentI warmly welcome the SMR announcement, which is great news for Sheffield as Rolls-Royce is already doing significant work at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. When I met…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI recognise the Minister’s personal dedication to this issue and his efforts in achieving a ceasefire, but it is impossible to conclude that this is anything less than a genocide.…04 Jun 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsI beg to move, That this House has considered Government policy on the use of non-disclosure agreements in civil harassment, discrimination and abuse cases. It is a great honour,…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The issue overwhelmingly affects women and it overwhelmingly affects low-income workers; it affects all vulnerable people, particularly…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsThe right hon. Member is absolutely right. NDAs are one tool of oppression, essentially, used against workers after they have been abused or discriminated against in the…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsThe Minister talked about protected disclosures, including in relation to criminal offences. As my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Mrs Russell) said, this area of law is…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsI am grateful to the Minister for being so generous with his time. I completely accept that there are different versions of the amendment that could be successful and I accept the…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsI have not been in a Westminster Hall debate for nearly six years, because I was faffing around in the shadow Cabinet and then the Cabinet. I do not recall being in a Westminster…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI congratulate the Deputy Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner), and the Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade, my hon.…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am very grateful for that point of order. I am, of course, very happy to declare my interests, as set out in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, just as I am in the…11 Mar 2025