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HANSARDBullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary StaffIt is interesting that the hon. Gentleman raises that point. The Select Committee’s concern is that, even though there is now a formal grievance procedure in place, it appears…17 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportI well remember working with my hon. Friend and I remember his huge commitment in this area. If there are now more debates and discussions about child mental health, a lot of that…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI welcome my hon. Friend’s statement. I thank the Government for introducing a groundbreaking piece of work, and I thank the Prime Minister personally for her incredible…16 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportWhat has marked out this debate already is Members’ great passion for and commitment to this subject. It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy…16 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportI have very strong sympathies with that. It should happen by rote for every woman, and I think that it happens haphazardly now. I can remember having that sort of conversation…16 Jul 2019HANSARDEqualities HubI thank my right hon. Friend for that reply and for putting together for the first time ever an Equalities Hub. How will she make sure that Government Departments still see it as…11 Jul 2019HANSARDEqualities Hub3. What steps she is taking to tackle inequalities through the new Equalities Hub.11 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn), who made a powerful argument for extending same-sex marriage across Northern Ireland. I was the…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank my hon. Friend for all her work on the Select Committee, of which she is a valuable and valued member. She is right that we cannot look at these things in isolation. There…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillAs has been said, it is important for us to be taking forward things that have got agreement. The recommendations of the working group on fatal foetal abnormality, which was…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy hon. Friend gets to the nub of the matter. The human rights organisation in Northern Ireland did not have standing to take a case, because of a strange error in the way that…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Modern Slavery Act: Independent ReviewIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Main. It is also a great pleasure to speak in this debate, after having the privilege of working with the right hon. Member…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Modern Slavery Act: Independent ReviewThe hon. Lady set out the issues around the law on prostitution in the UK, and she made a clear case for why a sex buyers law has helped to reduce sexual exploitation in other…19 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationThis debate is very tightly drawn on the Cox report. There were only three recommendations from that report, two of which have not been put into practice, particularly the ability…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationIt is incredibly useful for the House to have my right hon. Friend talk about her experience in this debate. She mentioned the assertion in the Stanley report that the roll-out of…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationI beg to move, That this House welcomes the publication of, and recommendations in, the Dame Laura Cox report on bullying and harassment in Parliament; welcomes the implementation…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationThe hon. Lady brings up a very important point. It goes even further than that. If an organisation is made aware that it could be breaking the law, it does not wait eight months…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationThe motion is crystal clear. It says we have to push forward the implementation of all three recommendations in the Cox report “without delay”— perhaps I should have used the word…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationEarlier in his remarks, the hon. Gentleman alluded to the fact that he is a member of the House of Commons Commission. It will be noticeable to people listening to the debate that…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationWould the hon. Gentleman be satisfied if employers in his constituency reacted so glacially, to use his term, to important recommendations about the safety of his constituents? I…18 Jun 2019