"Q It all sounds a bit precarious. A lot of excellent work is going on, but it is not certain that it will continue in a consistent way. You seem to be putting quite a lot of eggs in the basket of the wider duty, which will be a …..." Nicholas Dakin - View Speech
"Q We heard from the earlier witness that these sorts of services are often seen as low-hanging fruit when pressures are on budgets.
Eleanor Briggs: Absolutely. That is why for us this is the part of the Bill that offers us the best chance we have to get those …..." Nicholas Dakin - View Speech
"I would have expected universities to show leadership on the gender pay gap, so I was surprised to hear it reported earlier this week that they had the widest gender pay gap. If that is true, what is the Minister going to do about it?..." Nicholas Dakin - View Speech
"At the British Film Institute last week, I saw a documentary called “Island of Hungry Ghosts”, which I commend to all Committee members. It is about the Australian Government’s approach to detention on Christmas Island. The big issues are indefinite detention, not knowing what has happened and the lack of …..." Nicholas Dakin - View Speech
"The Minister is making a good point in response to the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, but is she indicating that some sort of time limit that was practical would be helpful to everybody?..." Nicholas Dakin - View Speech
"The hon. Member for Hornchurch and Upminster (Julia Lopez) rightly said that we need a step change in response to this national emergency. There are two starting points for the Home Secretary: first, he needs to brief the Health Secretary on what a public health response to this epidemic is, …..." Nicholas Dakin - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend agree that the fact that this is not dealt with in the Bill as clearly as it could be is unsettling for not only EU nationals but businesses? It interrupts business continuity in a way that is not helpful to the UK economy...." Nicholas Dakin - View Speech
"We heard quite a lot of evidence from people concerned that, if we get this wrong at this point, we could create another Windrush situation further down the line. How will that be prevented?..." Nicholas Dakin - View Speech