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HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentThe shadow Minister refers to small increases in the minimum wage. An increase of 38p in the national minimum wage is now being introduced. Can she tell the House in how many of…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentWhen businesses are repeatedly found to have breached national minimum wage regulations, will the Minister ensure that HMRC proactively investigates other cases of staff employed…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Mediation)The shadow Minister puts a lot of store in comments made by various House of Lords Sub-Committees on this statutory instrument. Will he tell us whether the Joint Committee on…18 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUGiven the hon. Gentleman’s comments about Jaguar Land Rover, will he join me in welcoming its decision to invest additional funds in the new petrol engine plant in Wolverhampton?14 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Will the Minister ensure that her Department’s education policy and financial decisions prioritise making sure that all children have an opportunity to learn, as recommended…13 Feb 2019HANSARDWorkplace Equality: Flexible WorkingShared parental leave is as much about cultural change as it is about legislation. What is my right hon. Friend doing to help parents better understand and access shared parental…07 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Mobile Roaming ChargesI know my right hon. and learned Friend will not be tempted into offering legal advice on the Floor of the House, but what protection might be available to consumers and…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseGiven the pressures on today’s Order Paper to which the hon. Member for Gateshead (Ian Mearns) referred, might the Leader of the House find an opportunity—the earliest…07 Feb 2019HANSARDVictims: Policy Alignment22. What steps the Government are taking to ensure that measures in the victim strategy, the forthcoming violence against women and girls strategy and domestic abuse Bill are…05 Feb 2019HANSARDVictims: Policy AlignmentFor many victims of domestic violence and coercive control, like my constituent Chloe, and for their families, the process of giving evidence and preparing for trial adds to the…05 Feb 2019HANSARDPrivate Parking SectorWhat assessment has the Minister made of the Bill of our right hon. Friend the Member for East Yorkshire and its likely impact, and does he believe that more is needed to help to…28 Jan 2019HANSARDPrivate Parking Sector21. What steps his Department is taking to tackle unfair practices in the private parking sector.28 Jan 2019HANSARD Proxy VotingLike my right hon. Friend, I strongly support these proposals. To support the immediate point he is making, two years ago today is the day that I went into hospital, and as some…28 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI thank the hon. Lady for giving way during such a moving and powerful speech. Like her, I was extremely moved by Ms Pollack’s testimony, although that was at a Conservative party…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Furniture ManufacturersMy hon. Friend rightly speaks about our furniture manufacturers’ reputation for high standards, which is one of the many reasons why Boss Design in my constituency has been picked…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumI thank the Minister for giving way. I would not claim to be particularly insightful, but I know how much Ministers enjoy being urged to enter into negotiations with Treasury…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumSorry, I had understood that it was a 60-minute debate. I will sit down.22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley Stadiumrose—22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley Stadiumrose —22 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does he agree that one of the major barriers to children and young people exercising their rights under the UN convention on…17 Jan 2019