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HANSARDMenopauseIt is important that everybody understands that osteoporosis leads to many premature deaths. That is why we need to talk more about it. I am glad that we have all been talking…26 Oct 2023HANSARDMenopauseI commend the APPG on bringing this important issue to the House, and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting today’s debate. The menopause is a time of change for…26 Oct 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Providers: Planning ConsiderationsI thank the hon. Member for the intervention. A long time ago, when I was a councillor, a big wind farm was built in my ward. I remember well the local objections to it; people…25 Oct 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Providers: Planning ConsiderationsThe hon. Lady is making a powerful speech, and I agree with a lot of what she is saying. As she is talking about compensation, will she explain what compensation would be adequate?25 Oct 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Providers: Planning ConsiderationsI am happy that the right hon. Gentleman made that intervention, and happy to clarify for him. We Liberal Democrats believe passionately in local decision making, so that is…25 Oct 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Providers: Planning ConsiderationsBut this is something of which we can persuade people, and I believe in persuading local people. Yes, that sometimes takes time, but it is for us to do, because we have that…25 Oct 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Providers: Planning ConsiderationsNo one can deny that we need an explosion of rooftop solar panels; we Liberal Democrats absolutely agree. But can the right hon. Gentleman give me an example of where good…25 Oct 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Providers: Planning ConsiderationsI hear what the right hon. Gentleman is saying, but what are the alternatives? Does he not recognise that we need to get to net zero by 2050? We need to provide political…25 Oct 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Providers: Planning ConsiderationsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms McDonagh. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie) on introducing this important subject with such knowledge. She…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillTo ensure that tenants have that safety, does the right hon. Lady agree that we need a new regulator for all private rentals with the power to subject landlords to regular…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI, too, put on the record my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Some months ago, I raised with the hon. Member for Kensington (Felicity Buchan), who is…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) Billrose—23 Oct 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillI am glad that we are having this discussion in a very respectful way, because that is how it should work. I recognise that that discussion may not have been had enough and we…20 Oct 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillIt is true that I have accepted the Lords amendment. Indeed, it was ultimately me who proposed that we should go all the way in order to preserve one thing that I find incredibly…20 Oct 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillI will come to that later, but I will be supporting the Lords amendments. There are many good employers who have implemented measures to safeguard their employees. However, far…20 Oct 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillPrivate Members’ Bills are fragile things: they rely on cross-party support, but also support in both Houses. For that reason, it was very important to be pragmatic; otherwise,…20 Oct 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillWorkplace sexual harassment blights our society. Not a week goes by in which we do not hear about sexual misconduct in an organisation somewhere in the UK. Some 43% of women have…20 Oct 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillI could not agree more. The hon. Lady points out that a few individuals damage the reputation of a whole organisation and, especially when it comes to our NHS, that is…20 Oct 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillI beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.20 Oct 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillYes, it should be the beginning of a culture change to prevent sexual harassment happening before it gets to a point where it has such damaging effects. The Equality and Human…20 Oct 2023