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HANSARD Debate on the AddressBuilding on the issue of cross-party working, which is very important, the hon. Member for Barnsley East (Stephanie Peacock) mentioned sentencing. May I urge my hon. Friend to…19 Dec 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportCan my hon. Friend pick up on the specific point that was raised about HMRC by myself and the hon. Member for Livingston (Hannah Bardell)? I absolutely agree with what he is…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportI beg to move, That this House has considered endometriosis workplace support. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. This issue affects not just the…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportI was just about to say that I need the Minister to work with the Department of Health and Social Care, because without a proper medical sign-off, this situation will keep…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportMy hon. Friend summarises the biggest issues that those women face. I will talk about the real-life experiences of the women who have contacted me, but one of the most important…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportI am most grateful to the hon. Lady, who speaks with a great deal of personal experience. We have been friends for a long time—since we came to this place. We are two West…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportI entirely agree with those sentiments. As I said, I hope this debate will go beyond the Department for Work and Pensions. I thank the hon. Lady for that contribution; it is spot…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportI am grateful to the hon. Lady, who raises a very important point; there are many support groups out there. I will come to the workplace impact, for which the Minister is…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportI am grateful to the hon. Lady for that important point. That goes back to the earlier example of the lady who suffered for so many years and who got a diagnosis only when she had…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportOf course, all employers should support people in the workplace who have any of the whole host of chronic illnesses that my hon. Friend mentioned, but quite a few of those…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportI thank every single right hon. and hon. Member who has contributed today. Given the times we are going through, it goes to show the strength of parliamentarians from across…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I take this opportunity to thank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing the NATO Parliamentary Assembly to use the House? The House did itself proud, and many of the delegates, from…17 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) Order 2019If Brexit were cancelled because of a fear of congestion, in leave parts of the world—I believe a great deal of the south-east was leave—there could well be demonstrations holding…08 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) Order 2019Much preparation is going on to prepare the haulage industry and business for the Brexit deadline. Does my hon. Friend the Minister have any indication or feedback on whether…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit NegotiationsMay I welcome my right hon. Friend’s approach since he has become Prime Minister to getting this matter moving forward? Indeed, may I thank him for spending well over 500 minutes,…03 Oct 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentMy right hon. Friend, I know to my core, is a great one nation Conservative. In that spirit, will he find time in his very busy schedule to take a close look at my six-year…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsFor six years, I have tried to work proactively with HS2 on the route going through my constituency, and had great success, only for HS2 now to produce a Bill that sees a viaduct…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentIt is a genuine pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady). I was glad that, towards the end of his speech, he referred to the amendment. I must say that…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentMy hon. Friend has just made an important point. It is absolutely right that we fund multilateral projects, and some of the organisations involved, such as the UN, are huge. In…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentDoes my right hon. Friend agree that we come back to the problem of public perception of international aid? When we tackle climate change, disease and terrorism, that has a direct…01 Jul 2019