Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Feb 2022
Neonatal Leave and Pay
"Every year in the UK, tens of thousands of babies receive neonatal care. For the families of these children, the experience can be life changing. Neonatal care is the type of care that a baby receives in hospital if they are born premature, full-term but with a condition or illness …..."Luke Hall - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Feb 2022
Neonatal Leave and Pay
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his support because for me, like for so many parents, this is personal.
In my own family’s case, my wife was admitted to hospital 22 weeks into her pregnancy following a number of complications, and we were completely unprepared to be told at that …..."Luke Hall - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 7th February 2022
Asked by:
Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to provide parents of babies receiving neonatal care with additional paid parental leave from April 2023.
Answered by Paul Scully
The Government is committed to providing parents with an entitlement to take extended, paid leave for neonatal care, to support those new mothers and fathers who need it during the most stressful days of their lives.
The Government will bring forward legislation when parliamentary time allows.
Written Question
Wednesday 1st December 2021
Asked by:
Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will include provisions in the forthcoming Employment Bill to ensure that neonatal leave and pay is accessible to all parents with a baby in neonatal care, including those parents who are under 25 years old.
Answered by Paul Scully
On 1 March 2020, we published the Government’s Response to the 2019 consultation on Neonatal Leave and Pay which committed to introducing a new entitlement to Neonatal Leave and Pay.
The entitlement will apply to all parents of babies who are admitted into hospital up to the age of 28 days, and who have a continuous stay in hospital of seven days or more. The period of leave and pay available to parents will be capped at 12 weeks. Neonatal Leave will be a ‘day one’ right, available to an employee from the first day of employment in their job.
We will bring forward legislation to introduce Neonatal Leave and Pay when parliamentary time allows.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"T4. The introduction of the national living wage has helped to raise the living standards of many of my constituents. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of increasing the national living wage from 60% to 66% of median earnings and the ability of the retail sector to …..."Luke Hall - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Feb 2019
Universities: Financial Sustainability
"Does the Minister agree that Labour’s policy to scrap tuition fees, even for the wealthiest people in our society, would put the whole sector in mortal peril and risk tens of thousands of students not being able to go to university at all?..."Luke Hall - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jan 2019
Nuclear Update
"I thank the Secretary of State for coming to the House to set out his discussions in such detail. He will appreciate the level of concern in south Gloucestershire this morning, especially among the people who rely on the jobs at Oldbury and its supply chain, because of the uncertainty …..."Luke Hall - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"T8. The national living wage has given millions of workers up and down our country a pay rise, but there are still some rogue employers who deliberately seek to underpay staff in order to maximise their own profits. What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that full and fair …..."Luke Hall - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Mar 2018
GKN: Proposed Takeover by Melrose
"I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. The shareholders include many of my constituents, who are relying on pensions from GKN. Can he reassure me that any decision taken by his office will be in the interests of all the people who are relying on those pensions for a comfortable …..."Luke Hall - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 16th March 2018
Asked by:
Luke Hall (Conservative - Thornbury and Yate)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people are estimated to benefit from the planned rise in the national living wage to £7.83 in Thornbury and Yate constituency.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This Government is committed to building an economy that works for everyone. Through the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage we continue to ensure the lowest paid in our society are fairly rewarded for their contribution to the economy.
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) 2018 Impact Assessment includes an assessment of the number of people the Government expects to benefit from the planned increase in the National Living Wage to £7.83: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/24/pdfs/ukia_20180024_en.pdf