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HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI think that all parties who will be in front of the inquiry will know exactly that. I do not want to pre-empt anything that we may do, but as my right hon. Friend says, the…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI thank the hon. Lady for all her work and for her remarks. It is not practical to reopen the historical shortfall scheme in full, but cases are still coming forward and the Post…30 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Conformity Assessed Marking Regime: Support for BusinessI am pleased to announce that the Government are going further to make it easier and cheaper for businesses to move to the new UKCA product regulation regime. Our new UKCA regime…20 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsThe hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) talked about parliamentary staff. Before becoming a Member, I worked in this place for a little while. I was an avuncular figure…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsI said, “in parliamentary time.” It will be when parliamentary time allows. We have a manifesto commitment to delivering these measures in this Parliament. The Queen’s Speech…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsAs I say, our manifesto commitments remain. The hon. Gentleman will see employment measures come forward both in this Session and before the end of the Parliament, because we want…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsI am going wider than workers’ rights and productivity. That is why we are rolling out the Help to Grow management scheme for smaller businesses, and other things. This is huge.…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsI will develop that in a second. As I was saying, the chief executive of P&O Ferries admitted to breaking employment law. He demonstrated—not only in his actions on that weekend,…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsI will talk a little about that in answering the question from the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders), about what the Insolvency…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsI will come to P&O Ferries now before I address the other points that Members have raised. The Government have been clear that the dismissal by P&O Ferries of 800 loyal seafarers…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsI will come to that in a moment. I mentioned that ACAS has been helping us on both quantitative and qualitative data. We have moved to guidance, and are moving towards a statutory…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. First of all, I congratulate the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) on securing this debate on the use of fire and…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsI will look back at my words, because I am not sure that I have ever pre-empted what Her Majesty was going to say. I will certainly look back at exactly what I said.15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsI will come to the statutory code in a second and explain how that works. Even the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner), who talked of banning fire and rehire and ran a…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsI will give way, but I will then need to make progress so that I allow time for the hon. Member for Slough to respond to the debate.15 Jun 2022HANSARDEthnicity Pay Gap ReportingWe remain committed to supporting businesses with pay reporting. There are significant technical challenges to it, and it may not be the most effective intervention for some…08 Jun 2022HANSARDEthnicity Pay Gap ReportingIn “Inclusive Britain”, our response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report, we accepted the recommendation to publish guidance for employers to support a…08 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn corporate governance, we will see, in the economic crime Bill, the reviews relating to Companies House, and we have also had the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs well as the Minister for product safety and standards, I am also the Minister for the hair and beauty sector, so can I thank my hon. Friend for supporting the sector with his…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate my hon. Friend on his work and interest. We absolutely recognise the contribution that markets make to the vibrancy and diversity of our high streets up and down…07 Jun 2022