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HANSARDFlexible WorkingMy hon. Friend is working on a modern “silicon Stoke”, and to get that he needs modern working practices. Flexible working helps people with a range of needs to remain in and to…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFlexible WorkingThe Government are clear about the benefits of flexible working for employers and employees. Last year, we consulted on proposals to require large employers to publish flexible…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsSchools and nurseries need to take the latest scientific advice, which at the moment is to stay open. Employees are entitled to take time off work to help someone who depends on…11 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office and Horizon SoftwareI will not just at the minute, because I want to make some progress. I spoke to Nick Read, the new CEO, and what I found refreshing about that conversation was that this guy had…05 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office and Horizon SoftwareI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s intervention, but she used up a lot of my time. Specifically, we are talking about the CCRC. I want to ensure that I leave my hon. Friend the…05 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office and Horizon SoftwareI will not for now, because I must give my hon. Friend the Member for Telford a minute at the end. I do not want to step on the toes of the CCRC’s investigation or of the things…05 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office and Horizon SoftwareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Telford (Lucy Allan) on securing this important debate about the…05 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office and Horizon SoftwareWe will certainly look at how we can keep the Post Office on its toes in future and at how to look back to learn the lessons—05 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office and Horizon SoftwareI will come back to my hon. Friend’s point in a little more detail, but the way in which our legal system works means that, at the moment, we cannot do that. The CCRC can analyse…05 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office and Horizon SoftwareI thank the hon. Lady for making that point. I was going to cover it because, as she said, ordinarily those who had pleaded guilty would not be able to do that in the system. The…05 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office and Horizon SoftwareI will give way briefly—the hon. Lady must be quick, or I will not cover things.05 Mar 2020HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentWe will keep all these matters under review and see how they are working. The hon. Member is right to say that bereavement is an incredibly difficult issue. We want to ensure a…03 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesFortunately, questions are not answered by robot yet, so I am still here. [Interruption.] Well, there is a bit of character and it is less robotic. I believe that 50,000…03 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesWe want our town centres and high streets, including in Stokenchurch in Aylesbury, to be vibrant community hubs where people can live, shop and use services. To support that, we…03 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesWe have spent £2.6 billion on flooding so far and announced £4 billion in our manifesto. The business recovery grant provides local authorities with funding of £2,500 for severely…03 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for sticking up for small businesses in her constituency. Large suppliers of consumer products, especially those who are leaders in their field, have a…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentI beg to move, That the draft Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 23 January, be approved.03 Mar 2020HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentI thank my right hon. Friend for his diligent examination of the papers before him. I am glad he is informed. The regulations define a “bereaved parent” in broad terms by…03 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesTo date, the UK Government have committed up to £3.08 billion for city region and growth deals throughout Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since 2012, the British Business…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his question. A lot of consideration went into how to define bereaved parents, and we have extended the provisions, after a discussion…03 Mar 2020