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HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentThe statutory instruments implement a new entitlement to paid leave for employees who lose a child under the age of 18, or whose baby is stillborn. There is currently no specific…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 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesI am sure the Chancellor will hear that question. As my hon. Friend well knows, that is a matter for the Budget, which is still under review.03 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. I know that that is something that exercises high streets up and down the country. The Treasury is looking at this and reviewing…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 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 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that my hon. Friend has looked at extending the hours of the Malvern tourist information centre. The Government have reviewed this issue several times. There are strongly…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 BusinessesThis is about working with Members such as my hon. Friend and coming up with imaginative ways of opening up post offices, including Martin and Deanne’s in their hardware store. It…03 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesI have already talked about the £2,500 that we have been getting out through that business recovery grant, but we will always look to continue to work with businesses in Wales,…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 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesI happily confirm to my hon. Friend that our new immigration system is flexible, so, yes, we will work with businesses all around the country to ensure that we have the skills…03 Mar 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportIt is a pleasure to follow the returning speech, as it might be termed, of the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier). It is also a pleasure to have heard…21 Jan 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportAs has already been noted, a number of survivors and families from Grenfell are present today. They will be looking for leadership from both their local council and this place.…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEpsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustI would like to correct the record, in that my predecessor, Paul Burstow, mentioned before the 2015 election that he regretted the withdrawal of that money. Does the Minister…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q That is great. That is why I wanted to ask you about the awareness. One of your roles is to raise public awareness as well, but you rightly said at the beginning that you do not…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q Welcome to the role, Nicole. You mentioned your views on the gendered nature of domestic abuse at the beginning. Some people have been suggesting that we should have a violence…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMy hon. Friend could have intervened and given me an extra minute, by the way. My right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) talked about the advice GPs have given…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt is a pleasure to follow the many fantastic and powerful speeches that we have had today. When I have spoken before in this place about domestic abuse, I have talked about the…02 Oct 2019