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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)Sorry. I ask her whether she could advise on what analysis the Government have done on the likely cost to small businesses of making maternity-paternity shared parental leave a…10 Dec 2024HANSARDProlific OffendersI am grateful to the Lord Chancellor for her answer. Can she tell the House what data her Department holds on the nationality of prolific offenders, and what steps she will take…10 Dec 2024HANSARDProlific Offenders1. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle hyper-prolific offenders.10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)No. It is half-written and, with each week that goes by, we have more amendments as more demands come in. My concern is that small businesses are less likely to employ people,…10 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillOn that point, does the hon. Member not think that those volunteers in church halls and other small venues would be put off by the thought of having to go through a training…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that proportionality is particularly important? While clearly venues like the Manchester Arena should have a properly worked out plan, it is…09 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)What is more important in relation to this amendment is that the Government are granting themselves a Henry VIII power to amend their own Bill. The Minister really should say…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)I want to talk about the reference period in relation to the hospitality and tourism industry, which is particularly important to my constituency of Bridgwater and to many other…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman spoke of the need for employees to have stability and security, but would he not agree that the Bill causes great instability and insecurity for many small…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful for your guidance, Mr Stringer. To answer the intervention from the hon. Member for Gloucester, I am sure that small businesses will receive guidance from Money…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a serious point that 250 employees is the current legal definition. If the Opposition were to show flexibility in accepting that 250 definition, would he…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)On the hon. Gentleman’s point about employers wanting to set up separate entities to keep below a limit, he will be aware that in the Budget the Chancellor increased the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)Would the hon. Gentleman accept that this legislation will be imposed on businesses with perhaps one employee? There will be no exemption for any minimum size.03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)There is one point that I would like the Minister to clarify. Some of his colleagues have said that, by extending the limit from three months to six, we will avoid a large number…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I would like the Minister to deal with these points when he concludes, because I am concerned about the effect of…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for making that point, but in Burnham-on-Sea in my constituency there are many very small businesses, with perhaps two or three employees, that…03 Dec 2024HANSARDDevolution Agreements: SomersetMy constituents have had to endure the Liberal Democrats presiding over the transition from two levels of council, which worked—they balanced their books—to a unitary council that…02 Dec 2024HANSARDDevolution Agreements: Somerset4. What discussions she has had with local government representatives on potential future devolution agreements in Somerset.02 Dec 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI welcome the Minister’s commitment to tackling antisocial behaviour. There is a particular problem in Fore Street, in my constituency, where those who abuse drugs and alcohol…27 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsDoes the Minister agree that the low number of police officers in Northern Ireland hinders the fight against violence against women and girls? Will she work with the Executive to…27 Nov 2024