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HANSARDHealth and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2022I undertake to learn from the lessons that the hon. Lady pointed to. I have a lot of work to scrutinise in this area. The hon. Member for Bradford East laid down the gauntlet to…30 Jan 2023HANSARDHealth and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2022I thank the hon. Gentleman for clarifying his concern. I simply cannot say any more to the Committee at this point, but I will undertake, through officials, to pick up the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDHealth and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022, No. 1378). It is a real pleasure to serve under your…30 Jan 2023HANSARDHealth and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2022I do not believe that to be the case. There has always been a cost-recovery scheme, which is the reason that the HSE is so eminent in the field and able to work globally to share…30 Jan 2023HANSARDChild Poverty: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic ChildrenThe Government are committed to a sustainable long-term approach to tackling poverty and supporting families on lower incomes. To help people progress, the Department for Work and…25 Jan 2023HANSARDBritish Sign LanguageI thank the hon. Lady for her interest. The British Sign Language advisory board is being established to advise the Government on that implementation. Among the people giving…25 Jan 2023HANSARDBritish Sign LanguageMy right hon. Friend will be pleased to know that the first meeting of the Departments driving the Act is due to take place in mid-February. It is vital that the 20 Departments…25 Jan 2023HANSARDBritish Sign LanguageI thank my right hon. Friend for her important work in delivering the Act. Work continues across Government to ensure that the Departments named in the schedule to the Act are…25 Jan 2023HANSARDChild Poverty: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic ChildrenI refer the hon. Lady to my previous answer. We do know that work is the best route out of poverty and the best way to tackle those deep-rooted disadvantages. I recently joined a…25 Jan 2023HANSARDChild Poverty: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic ChildrenI thank the hon. Lady for her question. As an MP who has won an award for focusing on disadvantaged groups, there is no doubt that she has interest in this area. At 70%, the…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGender Pension GapThe primary causes of the gender pension gap are due to the historical inequality of the labour market. This includes differences in working patterns and earnings for men and…25 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI believe that issue is going to be discussed further between the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for Work and Pensions, which provides…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGender Pension GapI assure the hon. Lady that we will not be doing that. We monitor pension contributions and participation by gender, and publish data regularly through our workplace pension…25 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022I fully appreciate that there has been a long gap between laying the proposed draft and the draft order. During the period, there has been a small cross-departmental team of…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point.24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022I thank the hon. Lady. This is a complicated but extremely sensitive area. Many of us have had constituents or heard stories about people who have found this to be a particularly…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022I thank all members of the Committee for their important contributions, challenging insights and constructive points, particularly from the hon. Member for Westminster North.…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022I understand my hon. Friend’s point. She has described a secondary, competing claim, and I think it is important that I set out my response to her and fellow members of the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022I can see some slightly puzzled looks, which is why I am keen to give my hon. Friend a proper response, rather than one in Committee. She makes an important point. I cannot see…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022My hon. Friend has kindly reminded us of all surviving partners, dependent children and the access to support that is available irrespective of that partnership and sexuality. I…24 Jan 2023