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HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillI thank the Minister for her time looking at this, because I have spent many hours doing so. I pay tribute to the Clerks, who were incredibly patient as we worked through the…22 Feb 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillIn thinking about how to get this right, perhaps it would also be helpful to clarify that other forms of harassment legislation look for a course of conduct because they generally…22 Feb 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillWill the Minister give way?22 Feb 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillI am not going to press it this time, Sir Gary, but I do want to be clear that there is an issue that needs resolution. I withdraw on the basis that something will come back on…22 Feb 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary, and to continue to work on the Bill. I thank the right hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells for his diligence on this…22 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityThere is a simple problem here. For some families, having childcare is the difference between being able to work or not. What should those families do with a child that is perhaps…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityOn that point, I think the Minister is starting to talk about one of the challenges: where money has been set aside for childcare, but has not been spent. She spoke earlier about…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityThank you for coming in at short notice to chair this debate, Ms Fovargue. It is hugely appreciated, I suspect, by the thousands, if not millions, of mums who are just fed up.…21 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentThe truth is that this is not the first time we have seen violence and intimidation directed towards refugees in these hotels. Indeed, the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness…20 Feb 2023HANSARDIMF Economic OutlookThe Minister seems to be walking away from the question of what role Brexit has played in this economic outlook. I can understand why, since half his own constituents think Brexit…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Building SafetyEverybody agrees that leaseholders should not carry the can for these dangerous buildings, but the problem is in the delivery. I have been contacted by many constituents,…30 Jan 2023HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-seeking ChildrenThe Minister says that safeguarding these children is a priority for him. He will know that since October last year, I have been asking to see the safeguarding requirements that…24 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestThe challenge here for the Minister is that the original allegations arose in July of last year, publicly. Indeed, there was subsequent evidence that lawyers were instructed to…23 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI rise to raise amendment 36, tabled in my name and in the name of the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) and many other Members across the House. As far as I…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Minister is setting out a number of laws, and she has just said on the record that she has verified 3,200 pieces of legislation. The dashboard still says 2,400, and she says…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI hesitate to stop the right hon. Gentleman, but does he therefore agree with me that the fact that Ministers have already unilaterally decided to revoke the piece of legislation…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think everybody agrees that, as we have left the European Union, we need to look at the foundation of the laws that we have in this country. One challenge of this legislation is…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWill the Minister give way?18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East (Sir James Duddridge) talked about statutory instrument Committees. I think all of us have sat on statutory instrument Committees,…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI put on record my thanks to all the civil servants who have answered our questions on this Bill, to all the members of the Committee and the Minister for taking questions—I think…18 Jan 2023