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HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023The reason is that the provisions currently fall under section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and that if we do not replicate them under the Retained EU Law…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023Absolutely; I agree with the hon. Gentleman on that point. I hope that in debating the statutory instrument, colleagues will realise that whatever we think about which laws we…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023My hon. Friend is suggesting that we revoke the legislation that we are considering, which provides the protections that I set out in my opening speech. It is certainly the…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. This…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023I do not wish to test your patience, Mr Hollobone, but I will take a final intervention.06 Dec 2023HANSARDHealth and Care Settings: Duty of CandourI wish to inform the House that the Department of Health and Social Care will lead a review into the effectiveness of the statutory duty of candour for health and social care…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023That is open to interpretation, and that is exactly what the courts are there for: to decide how existing laws are interpreted. However, the CHEZ judgment is part of existing case…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am grateful to all hon. Members who have spoken. Britain has a proud history of justice and fairness and has some of the world’s strongest and most comprehensive equalities…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023I take my hon. Friend’s point, but if we had not left the EU, the CHEZ ruling would still be the basis of the way in which decisions are made right now on discrimination cases.…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023The legal advice is that it is arguable that it can be interpreted as giving horizontal rights, and that is why the instrument reflects that. The basis of this argument was that…06 Dec 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Impact on Mental HealthThat is the difference between the SNP and the Conservatives: we have aspiration for people, and we absolutely want to support people with mental health problems and illness to…05 Dec 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Impact on Mental HealthWe are acutely aware of the impact that the cost of living has on mental health, which is why this Conservative Government spent over £350 billion during the pandemic on…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMaternity ServicesI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s work in this place. She will be pleased to know that we are rolling out perinatal pelvic health services in every part of England, which should…05 Dec 2023HANSARDAccess to Mental Health ServicesIt remains our intention to bring forward a mental health Bill when parliamentary time allows. We have the draft Mental Health Bill, which we have put through pre-legislative…05 Dec 2023HANSARDFuture Pandemic PreparednessLessons from covid-19 have been incorporated into our planning for any future pandemics across a range of areas. That includes the need to prepare for infections through all five…05 Dec 2023HANSARDFuture Pandemic PreparednessFirst, early indications show that the respiratory illnesses in China are likely to be due to increasing levels of endemic infection. These are normal infections but at a higher…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMaternity ServicesThe hon. Lady may not have listened to my first answer. We have increased the number of midwives—it is up 14% since 2010—and increased the number of midwifery training places by…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMaternity ServicesSince 2021, we have invested an additional £165 million a year to improve maternity neonatal care; next year, that figure will rise to £186 million. That investment is leading to…05 Dec 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Impact on Mental HealthWe want a more cross-Government approach to mental health provision, and that is why in our suicide prevention strategy we are working with multiple Departments. My hon. Friend…05 Dec 2023HANSARDFuture Pandemic PreparednessI know the hon. Gentleman had a personal loss to covid, and he is absolutely right to highlight those lessons learned. We are learning lessons, but each pandemic or increase in…05 Dec 2023