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HANSARDEnglish Devolution Bill: Local Public ServicesI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Several Mid Leicestershire villages such as Glenfield, Birstall and Braunstone town are…20 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Age UK Leicestershire has done a sterling job over the last few months in supporting pensioners who have lost the winter fuel payment as a result of the Government’s Budget.…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)Held by my arguments and the arguments put forward by hon. Members, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 4 Non-disclosure agreements:…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)Thank you, Ms Vaz. Who would be there to care for them if something terrible were to happen? Most importantly, for my constituents, who is there to stop these prisoners getting…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that it would have been better and more efficient for the Bill to come before the House in a more final version, which may have put at ease many of us…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. Why am I moving a new clause tabled in the name of the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell)? I…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eighteenth sitting)It is good to see you in the Chair, Sir Christopher. To follow up on the point that my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgwater makes about the advisory board, what is the Minister’s…09 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Seventeenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. There are a few points about the creation of the agency that I would like the Minister to address. I am broadly…09 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eighteenth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that the phrasing in the clause is perhaps a little too ambiguous and could lead to the mission creep he mentions? If that were to happen, it could…09 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Member mentions reasonable steps being taken by small businesses. Does he accept that an impact assessment on the consequences of bringing in this kind of legislation for…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. On the point about the hospitality and pubs sector, on which I held a debate in Westminster Hall a few weeks ago,…10 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsResearch shows that money habits are instilled in young people from the age of seven. What are the Government doing to improve financial education in schools, particularly in…09 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)The one thing that businesses do not like is uncertainty. Unfortunately, there are so many gaps that need filling in the Bill that it makes it very difficult for businesses to…05 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)The hon. Member for Dundee Central referred to how a lot of businesses will have insurance for various eventualities. As a maximum is not specified, have the Government considered…05 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)The Bill as drafted seems to skew a competitive advantage in favour of large businesses. Earlier, my hon. Friend mentioned that small and medium-sized businesses are the key to…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)The example the hon. Gentleman has just given would be covered anyway by employment law. If an individual is being discriminated against, they could take that to a tribunal under…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThis is a humbling subject to speak about. I put on the record my thanks to the hon. Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) for bringing this important issue before the House. I…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am not giving way. These details are vital, but so is our humanity. Being with my nan in the warmth of her home, as she was surrounded by her loving family after months of…29 Nov 2024HANSARD Pakistan: Freedom of ReligionDoes the hon. Member agree that the issue goes beyond religious freedom into other equality matters such as women’s rights and LGBT rights, which go hand in hand?28 Nov 2024