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HANSARDTopical 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 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLater this year, the hon. Gentleman will see an effective code that will penalise the most egregious cases of fire and rehire and hit those companies in the pocket. That is an…07 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireWhat we are not going to do is ban a situation that allows flexibility for employers that are in trouble. We are, however— [ Interruption. ] Well, it is all seen as black and…07 Jun 2022HANSARDWorkers’ RightsI add my congratulations to my right hon. Friend on being honoured as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire—it is well deserved. The Government consulted on the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDWorkers’ RightsThrough unprecedented increases to the national living wage and a range of legislative measures introduced since 2019, we are building a high-skilled, high-productivity, high-wage…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeonatal Leave and PayAbsolutely not. What we are interested in is jobs right across the UK—quality, highly productive, high-skilled, high-wage jobs. We will introduce all the employment measures to…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeonatal Leave and PayI thank my hon. Friend for the impassioned work that he does on this issue—again, following his personal experience. He is right: we are not just standing still while waiting for…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeonatal Leave and PayWe absolutely welcome and recognise the interest in this issue, especially from the hon. Gentleman, who has personal experience of the subject and has raised it a number of times…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeonatal Leave and PayWe recognise that parents of babies receiving neonatal care need extra support during some of the most difficult days of their lives. We are committed to introducing neonatal…07 Jun 2022HANSARDHospitality Industry: LiverpoolAbsolutely, I will. We do not want—the Chancellor in his response, from the spring statement to the other changes and the Budget, does not want—to bring in measures that are in…06 Jun 2022HANSARDHospitality Industry: LiverpoolOverall over that period, the Government provided £408 billion of support, including furlough, grants, loan guarantees, regulatory easements, cuts in VAT and business rates, and a…06 Jun 2022HANSARDHospitality Industry: LiverpoolI congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) on securing today’s important debate. Nationally, the hospitality sector is a really big deal. It employs about…06 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness UpdateAs part of the second statutory review of the pubs code and the pubs code adjudicator (PCA), the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will today publish…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I am glad to hear that overall I have provided the necessary assurances for the Committee to approve the statutory instrument, but I appreciate the valid questions that have been…24 May 2022HANSARDDraft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022The headline figure is less to do with personal specialisms, and more to do with admin and back office specialisms. Support staff obviously have a different point of view from the…24 May 2022HANSARDDraft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under…24 May 2022HANSARDDraft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I will write to the hon. Gentleman about the costs and to the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun about the qualifications. OPRED’s operating costs are more than £6.2…24 May 2022HANSARDDraft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022The regulations will enable OPRED to recover the costs, which we do not want to pass on to the taxpayer. I therefore commend them to the Committee. Question put and agreed to .24 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesThe hon. Lady has raised this issue on a number of occasions. She will have seen, not that long ago, my announcement that we are establishing a statutory code of practice that…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesI will cover P&O a bit later in my speech, if the hon. Gentleman will bear with me. While we celebrate the flexibility of our workforce and the employers that do the right thing,…12 May 2022