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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)Despite the differences of opinion expressed during these weeks in Committee, we all believe that the rights of workers are essential. In that spirit, I hope that Members across…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Home Secretary confirm that none of her Ministers or officials engages with or is in touch with the Muslim Council of Britain, and that there is no correspondence between…13 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I want to add my support in principle for the idea of a single labour market regulator. I have written about that in the past in different ways and can claim a small amount of…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Finances: Borrowing CostsThe issue here is spending. Will the Chief Secretary confirm that the Labour manifesto said that a Labour Government would increase spending by £9.5 billion a year, and the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI invite the hon. Lady to look at the studies that compare English schools with those in other countries, internationally and within the United Kingdom. The PISA statistics show…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI share my right hon. Friend’s admiration for the speech given by the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh). It was incredibly powerful and I hope Members on…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI declare my interest as a former director of the New Schools Network. As such, I have worked with many great free school and academy leaders. I am enormously proud of the huge…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI shared several hours twice weekly with the hon. Gentleman when we served on the Employment Rights Bill Committee. His creativity in defending the indefensible was admirable in…08 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing the Christmas day attack on Finnish sea cables, what assessment has the Defence Secretary made of the threat to British interconnectors? Which individual Minister is…06 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseOne of the most shocking details in respect of the rape gangs is the evidence of collusion and corruption among police officers, social workers and local councillors. Will the…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Immigration and Nationality StatisticsI beg to move, That this House has considered immigration and nationality statistics. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Mundell—happy Christmas to you,…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Immigration and Nationality StatisticsI thank the Minister for giving way and I appreciate that she has been given a hospital pass by the immigration Minister, who really ought to be the person here, but last time she…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Immigration and Nationality StatisticsI am entertained by the idea that special advisers are so important that they might be able to control outcomes such as this. If the hon. Member thinks that is the case, he might…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Immigration and Nationality StatisticsI certainly agree that most people crossing the channel are not really seeking refuge, because they are coming from a safe country: France. They are seeking their economic…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Immigration and Nationality StatisticsI endorse that entirely and pay tribute to our hon. Friend the Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston (Neil O'Brien) for the excellent work he has done. He was the first Member…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Immigration and Nationality StatisticsWill the Minister give way?18 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I reassure my hon. Friend that the danger he is talking about is not just hypothetical. Special advisers in the Department for Education have briefed the newspapers, calling free…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Perhaps we could, but I am trying to make the argument that, in the end, when we are talking about employment in the public sector—when we are talking about terms and conditions…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am doing my best to remain in scope, Ms Vaz. If I may say so, the hon. Member asks a characteristically precise and intelligent question. I suggest that members of the Labour…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I should warn the Committee that I have a frog in my throat and a bit of a cough, but I think it is known that I used to work for the former Prime Minister, Baroness May, and I…17 Dec 2024