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HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipIf Rwanda is a safe jurisdiction, as the Home Secretary is trying to legislate to say that it is, can he explain why he believes there needs to be a provision in his Bill to…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThe humanitarian situation is escalating; the disease burden is rising at such a pace that, without intervention, this will end up as a real humanitarian catastrophe. What…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillOn the issue of pre-trial therapy, will the Minister be taking on board the recommendations from the Bluestar Project, which has been working to ensure that the victims code is up…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillI thank the Minister for what he said about consultation on the victims code. It is important that we get this right, and I trust that he will be attentive to amendments 145 and…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn public services, City of York Council area comes 152 out of 152 when it comes to public funding. As a result, services are now having to be cut in the area, as the council has…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationThere is a global skills shortage of health and care workers, so they have choices to go to other countries that will accept dependants. What message does the Home Secretary have…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Housing in Tourist DestinationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles, and I congratulate the hon. Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing this debate. Also, I…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)Thank you, Ms Nokes; I will keep my comments incredibly short. I refer to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am completely shocked and baffled as to…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)Every single day this Government are in office, they are unable to maintain minimum service levels across a vast array of our public services, so why does the hon. Gentleman think…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. The Health and Social Care Committee had an inquiry looking at the ambulance service and industrial action therein. NHS Employers and…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)How will the employer be compliant with GDPR requirements in a multi-union environment where lists will be going to different unions and where the employer itself will not know…27 Nov 2023HANSARDAsylum Seeker AccommodationWhen asylum seekers requiring medical care are moved to a new location out of area, they go to the bottom of the waiting list, and as a result their health requirements are not…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseI, too, call for the pause to transition into a ceasefire. What discussions have the Minister and the Foreign Secretary had about opening up corridors for humanitarian aid to…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023The employer does not want the regulations to be brought forward, so they do not issue a notice. They sit down in a voluntary capacity, as they always do, with the trade unions to…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023My hon. Friend talks about the impact that the Government have had on NHS staff across the system. The NHS workforce survey shows that there is a disproportionate impact on people…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023My hon. Friend is making such powerful points. In the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023, the employer has the right to remove a worker’s protection. Surely that will just…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023I refer the Committee to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Does my hon. Friend agree that the regulations are completely unnecessary because life and limb…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)I am specifically talking about a multi-union environment. Where a number of trade unions are involved, how will the Minister ensure that GDPR requirements are met?27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)They can’t be!27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023I should mention that I used to be the head of health at Unite, and I organised industrial action ballots across the country, which would have included the ambulance service. The…27 Nov 2023