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HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingI was concerned to learn from media reports last week that not once but twice, asylum seekers from the Manston centre were dropped off at Victoria coach station in my…07 Nov 2022HANSARDProtection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Barnsley Central on introducing the Bill. I was part of the group hug that the Minister mentioned. It is important to provide employment…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Fertility Treatment and Employment RightsI thank everyone for taking part in such an important debate. When I was first contacted by the constituent I mentioned in my speech, to be honest I was not aware that people…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Fertility Treatment and Employment RightsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. There is so much pressure on the NHS, and on the provision of proper fertility treatment, that many people have to spend their savings or…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Fertility Treatment and Employment RightsThe hon. Member is absolutely right. We have to ensure that we retain these brilliant people in their jobs. We have 1 million job vacancies, and we know how difficult it is to…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Fertility Treatment and Employment RightsI completely agree. One in six couples experiences fertility issues. That is a huge number of people, as she says. If we are to retain brilliant people in their jobs, we must do…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Fertility Treatment and Employment RightsI beg to move, That this House has considered fertility treatment and employment rights. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. This week we mark National…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. This is about adoption, whether by a gay or heterosexual couple. The hon. Member for Barnsley Central is right to say that women should…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillMy hon. Friend has made another excellent point. This is about ensuring that we encourage families to grow, and encourage women and gay couples either to have children or to adopt…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillMy hon. Friend talked about the fact that men do not face the same questions when being interviewed for jobs. Given the fact that he is saying that and that the Bill is being…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillMy hon. Friend makes another good point. The City of London can be a beacon of exemplary employer-employee relations, and I hope and expect that the Bill will ensure that small,…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillTo be perfectly honest, it is really sad that we have to legislate. We have to because we must ensure that women have those rights, but I would prefer it if we did not have to. As…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I remember being pregnant with my first child, aged 35, holding down a full-time job and attempting to be elected to Westminster City Council.…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI wholeheartedly welcome this Bill, and I feel privileged to speak in this debate and support the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis). I am proud that there are a number…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent point. What has shocked me in the work I have been doing on my own private Member’s Bill on employment rights for those undertaking…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI welcome this Bill. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is so important because many women are putting off having babies until later in life? When I had my first child at 35,…21 Oct 2022HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillIt is important to provide women who are pregnant or on maternity leave with workplace protections. Do women trying to get pregnant by undergoing fertility treatment deserve the…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseCurrently, organisations such as the Government-funded Energy Saving Trust are providing excellent advice to households up and down the country on how to save energy and then save…20 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I appreciate that some elements in Government may insist that we need more powers to deal with aggressive beggars, but I gently suggest that we have such legislation,…17 Oct 2022