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HANSARD Trade BillThere is a great deal of public concern about the Bill before us today, because it fails to provide for effective parliamentary scrutiny in future trade agreements. In effect, the…20 May 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersMy hon. Friend has made a very important point, highlighting the vulnerability of people in insecure work who do not have enough support and also the levels of statutory sick pay,…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersThat too is a very important point. The Labour party is working with the TUC and others on a package of measures, and looking at the Danish model in particular. We want people to…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of Statutory Sick Pay and protection available for all workers. This is an international crisis, where countries need to…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersMy hon. Friend makes a couple of important points about the levels of pay and the people who are able to access it, and I will be coming on to deal with those things in my speech.…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersThe hon. Lady makes a really excellent point, and I thank her for it. Many workers on low pay are unlikely to have savings to fall back on either. In a recent YouGov survey, 48%…18 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditThe Prime Minister said last week that any workers who need to self-isolate because of the coronavirus and who are not eligible for statutory sick pay could claim UC. However,…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government tried to justify introducing the new bereavement support payment in April 2017 on the grounds that it modernises support, but couples who are not married or not in…09 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 uprate the lump sum payments…25 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020I felt it was relevant, but I will return to the topic. Can the Minister confirm that, post Brexit, this country will not lower standards to match American regulations, which…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. During Prime Minister’s Question Time on 22 January, responding to a question from the Leader of the Opposition, the Prime Minister said:…05 Feb 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Delayed Roll-OutYesterday the BBC reported that the Government had decided to delay the roll-out of universal credit until September 2024, adding £500 million to its overall cost. That is hugely…04 Feb 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit Roll-outThe Government pushed through regulations on the managed migration of universal credit pilot only days before the summer recess without giving Members of this House a vote, as…27 Jan 2020HANSARDBenefits: Administrative ErrorsThe day after the general election, the Government had the audacity to sneak out the fact that more than 650,000 disabled people lost out financially when transferring from the…27 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Speaker. We have had a number of maiden speeches today, and I congratulate all Members who made theirs. My hon. Friend the…20 Jan 2020HANSARDChild PovertyAn article in The BMJ shows that researchers have highlighted a possible link between an increase in the number of babies who die before their first birthday and child poverty.…07 Oct 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: First PaymentsWithout giving this House a debate or a vote, as they had promised, the Government have pushed through regulations for the pilot of universal credit managed migration and payments…07 Oct 2019HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Government introduced a negative statutory instrument just three days before the summer recess for a pilot of managed migration to universal…05 Sept 2019HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: Supreme Court RulingThis landmark judgment by the Supreme Court should act as a serious wake-up call for the Government. According to Mind, more than 425,000 people with conditions classed as…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Universal Credit: Managed MigrationI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. Universal credit was meant to simplify the social security system. In fact, it is deeply flawed, and has caused…22 Jul 2019