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HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolAs we set out in our July command paper, the protocol is not meeting its core objectives as it stands; it is causing considerable disruption to lives and livelihoods. That is why…23 Sept 2021HANSARDFire and RehireWe are keeping the private Member’s Bill of the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) under review. I think the hon. Lady knows that, when it comes to protecting the rights…23 Sept 2021HANSARDFire and RehireI am aware of the private Member’s Bill to which the hon. Lady referred. At this stage, I will say that the Government will respond to that Bill as it passes through Parliament.…23 Sept 2021HANSARDFire and RehireI challenge the premise of the hon. Lady’s question. The UK has the best employment rights in the world. This Government have banned the exclusivity clauses in zero-hours…23 Sept 2021HANSARDFire and RehirePublic sector bodies and employers are responsible for the management of their respective workforces. The Government have made it clear to all employers, and I wish to do so again…23 Sept 2021HANSARDVoter ID Requirements: Turnout and EnfranchisementThese bold assertions have no basis in evidence or reality and have a tendency to do exactly what the right hon. Gentleman claims to seek to avoid, which is to suppress votes. He…23 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think the right hon. Gentleman knows full well what is meant by British territorial waters, and I invite him to accept that it is this Government who do everything they need to…23 Sept 2021HANSARDEU Withdrawal: Opportunities for UK BusinessesThe trade and co-operation agreement provides for zero tariffs and zero-quota trade with the EU while also allowing us to regulate in a way that suits the UK economy and our…23 Sept 2021HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Framework Study: Terms of ReferenceOn 20 May my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth North (Penny Mordaunt), announced the appointment of Sir Robert Francis QC to carry out an independent…23 Sept 2021HANSARDEU Withdrawal: Opportunities for UK BusinessesWhat the hon. and learned Lady ought to tell her constituents is that we have, thanks to global Britain, established a new points-based immigration system on migration, and we are…23 Sept 2021HANSARDEU Withdrawal: Opportunities for UK BusinessesOur exit from the European Union provides us with positives, although I know that the hon. Lady and her party wish to focus on negatives. The relentless negativity of the Scottish…23 Sept 2021HANSARDEU Withdrawal: Opportunities for UK BusinessesOur exit from the European Union has given us the freedom to conceive and implement rules that put UK businesses first. Only last week, the Government announced further reforms to…23 Sept 2021HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryThe matter is currently under consideration. Sir Robert Francis QC is conducting a compensation study, which will consider options for a framework of compensation when the inquiry…23 Sept 2021HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her remarks, particularly about my predecessor. The previous Paymaster General announced in March this year changes to the four national…23 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsEvery death from this virus is a tragedy, and our deepest sympathies are with everyone who has lost loved ones. The Government remain steadfast in our commitment to ensuring that…23 Sept 2021HANSARDVoter ID Requirements: Turnout and EnfranchisementMr Speaker, I add my congratulations about Chorley. I look forward to seeing your cameo appearance on “Coronation Street”, perhaps with Speaker Pelosi. Following his appointment,…23 Sept 2021HANSARDVoter ID Requirements: Turnout and EnfranchisementI am happy to offer the hon. Lady some reassurance. Ninety-eight per cent. of the electorate already own an accepted form of photographic identification, including 99% of black,…23 Sept 2021HANSARDVoter ID Requirements: Turnout and EnfranchisementMy hon. Friend makes a good point. I understand that the Labour party does make those requirements, not that I have attended Labour conferences of course. May I offer the further…23 Sept 2021HANSARDVoter ID Requirements: Turnout and EnfranchisementMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right, as usual. Any eligible voter who does not have one of the required forms of ID—and there are very few of them—would be able to apply for…23 Sept 2021HANSARDVoter ID Requirements: Turnout and EnfranchisementOf course we do not discuss legal advice, but what I can say is that people also have a human right not to have their votes stolen. In 2019, the Electoral Commission found nearly…23 Sept 2021