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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Apr 2022
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

"There are people up and down this country who have received fines way beyond what was imposed on those in Downing Street. The hon. Gentleman has to get his facts straight before he stands up and says they have been treated more harshly. That is simply not accurate...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Apr 2022
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Devizes (Danny Kruger), but may I politely and respectfully point out the difference between the approach of the Prime Minister and that of the Leader of the Opposition? When the Leader of the Opposition erred, he came straight to the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Apr 2022
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

"I wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend. It all comes down to trust in this place. As other Members have pointed out, it is trust that we need if leaders are going to make important decisions about the cost of living crisis and interventions that may be demanded of us …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Apr 2022
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

"I am grateful to the hon. Member, who speaks so wisely. He is right that we all want to move on from this, but we will find that, unless this issue is resolved, we will be back to it forever until such time as the Prime Minister accepts the consequences …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Apr 2022
Easter Recess: Government Update

"Truth and honesty matter, and the Prime Minister has repeatedly told the House that all guidance and all rules were observed. That is not true. He also told the House that there were no parties; indeed, his Chancellor also said that he had not attended a party. Neither of those …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"21. What steps his Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"A woman has approached me for help. She tells me that as a teenager, she was raped and has lived with the trauma for over 30 years. She has no confidence or trust in the police or the criminal justice system. She feels intimidated and frightened by her attacker to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"8. Statutory sick pay is worth £3 a week less in real terms compared with the start of the pandemic, and millions of workers are being forced to choose between isolating and putting food on their table. In Germany, 100% of workers’ salaries is covered by sick pay, whereas in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Committee on Standards: Decision of the House

"I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. There is not anybody in this House who does not have the utmost sympathy for Mr Paterson’s plight, but we do have to remember that he said he would do exactly the same if the opportunity presented itself. I am grateful …..."
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Written Question
Re-employment
Monday 19th July 2021

Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 27 April 2021, Official Report, column 86WH, on the Government's policy on the inappropriate use by some employers of fire and rehire as a negotiation tactics, what steps his Department has taken to (a) investigate the use of and (b) discourage the use of fire and rehire negotiation tactics by executive non-departmental public bodies; and what steps he has taken to communicate the Government's policy on those practices to those bodies.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ 15260 on 17 June 2021.