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HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI will not give way, because I do not think the hon. Lady will agree with me and many of the constituents across the Bradford district in opposing a nearly 10% increase in council…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWill the hon. Member give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI give way to the hon. Member for Shipley.05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWill the Minister give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI would be interested to hear what the hon. Lady’s constituents say. She has quoted the previous Administration completely wrongly, because they were absolutely behind the…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI will give way to my neighbour, the hon. Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon). I hope that she will join me in opposing the council tax rise.05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI am pleased to see that the hon. Member has been given her Labour Whips’ handout note. It is interesting that not once did I hear her oppose the Labour Government’s increase in…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWill the Minister give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWill the Minister give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI rise to speak on behalf of my constituents across Keighley, Ilkley, Silsden, Craven, Worth Valley, and indeed my wider constituency area. I want to focus on a specific part of…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWill the Minister give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenI always agree that it is fine in this place for us to be designing guidance, regulations or indeed other legislation, but unless it practically works and has the positive impact…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenAbsolutely. That highlights the associated challenges for parents, and not only the financial ones that can unexpectedly be put on them, but the emotional challenges and…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenTo sum up, I first want to thank Christina, because without her and the circumstances she has brought to our attention, we would not have had the petition, the over 100,000…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenThe hon. Member must have read my speech, because I will come later to the importance of all employers and employees being aware of the rights that already exist. There are a…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenThe hon. Member’s intervention gets to the nub of the why this petition is so important: not all employers are doing the right thing by their employees. That parent may be a…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenAbsolutely, and I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. Not all employers sing from the same hymn sheet by providing that good level of support and care to their employees…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 638449 relating to career breaks for parents of seriously ill children. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship,…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. That absolutely highlights the importance of why the petition needs to be considered by the Government and the Minister of the day.…03 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyWhether it be the drastic reduction in business property relief and agricultural property relief, which will decimate many family businesses, or the increase in employer national…29 Jan 2025