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HANSARD Employment Rights BillI would agree, but my point is that this last-minute change has been sprung on us and the business groups that engaged in good faith with the Government on these measures. This is…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner). As this Bill has progressed through Parliament, the Liberal Democrats have welcomed many of…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillNobody is keener to see the Bill pass than the Liberal Democrats, and we have repeatedly worked with the Government to try to express our concerns. We would support the motion…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI take the Minister’s comments. What I would say is that we were not expecting to see this measure in the motion, and that is why we will not support it. Turning to zero-hours…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe goal of the Employment Rights Bill should be to strengthen the economy for all so that we can get better employment conditions for everybody. I strongly believe that we need…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman, but that is why we need the balance. We need to ensure that workers have the right to request a permanent contract if that is what works for them,…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillWe are trying to create a balance, managing the burdens on employers in creating jobs. We have to ensure there is employment in the first place before we can ensure people’s…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights Billindicated assent.08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI will make some progress, bearing in mind what Madam Deputy Speaker just said. Zero-hours workers and businesses need far more clarity. Can the Minister at least clarify on the…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI will not name them, but the Minister will know who was in the room with her. That is what they have told us, and that is what I am reflecting in my comments today.08 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that, although it is certainly advantageous to encourage pension funds to invest in the UK, mandation creates the risk of reducing returns on…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the Minister give way?27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsFamilies and businesses across the country will have heard yesterday’s Budget and been disappointed that the Government missed their second opportunity to seriously address some…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsBecause the Minister was maintaining his own running commentary throughout my speech, he probably missed me making the point that, although he keeps saying that this is equalising…27 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.25 Nov 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillOn that point, will the Minister give way?25 Nov 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy constituency covers two local authorities: the Royal borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London borough of Richmond upon Thames. For a number of years, they have both…25 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate the Secretary of State and the Department of Health and Social Care on the launch last week of the men’s health strategy. My constituent Philip Pirie, who sadly…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Critical Minerals StrategyI also thank the Minister for advance sight of the statement. Critical minerals are vital to national security, economic development, the green transition and regional prosperity.…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Suicide: Reducing the StigmaI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of reducing the stigma associated with suicide. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, in this…19 Nov 2025