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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 07 Feb 2018
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill (Second sitting)

"I place on record my huge thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton. It is actually a bit of a surprise that the Government support my amendment, which I tabled relatively speculatively because there was a debate to be had. However, the fact that the Government …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 31 Jan 2018
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill (First sitting)

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray.

This is, indeed, a very exciting day, and the culmination of nearly three years’ work. I fully support the Bill, amending the Employment Rights Act 1996 and giving parents who sadly suffer the loss of a child the statutory …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 31 Jan 2018
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill (First sitting)

"Many of us, me included, are broadly sympathetic to the points that the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran is making. The concern on the Government side—certainly it is my concern—is about overcomplicating the Bill, thereby putting it in jeopardy. My hon. Friend the Minister mentioned the Taylor review, …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 31 Jan 2018
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill (First sitting)

"There are all sorts of amendments before us today and lots of us would like the Bill to go further than it does. There are many reasons why that is not practical or necessarily the right thing to do at the moment. Will my hon. Friend confirm that this is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 20 Oct 2017
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill

"I thank my hon. Friend for his kind and generous words. I know we had a conversation about this in drafting the Bill, and I welcome the 56 days, but we know that fathers, in particular, often bottle up grief and can have issues further down the line, so I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 20 Oct 2017
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill

"It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Banbury (Victoria Prentis), and I agree with her that this is a happy day. In fact, I would go so far as to say that it is a great day. I think I speak for everyone in this …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Sep 2017
Bereavement Leave: Loss of a Child

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Brady. First, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Renfrewshire (Paul Masterton) on securing this debate on one of the most important topics as we approach the private Member’s Bill season.

There is no question but that losing …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Jun 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Secretary of State is aware that I have long campaigned for parental bereavement leave, and I was delighted to see this policy in not only the Conservative manifesto, but the Labour manifesto. On that basis, will he kindly set out what steps the Government will take to introduce this …..."
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Written Question
Bereavement Leave: Parents
Tuesday 27th June 2017

Asked by: Will Quince (Conservative - Colchester)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the merits of introducing statutory paid leave for parents who suffer the loss of a child.

Answered by Margot James

I know my Hon. Friend has done a considerable amount of work on this, given his own tragic experience. I would like to reassure him that we are exploring options for supporting bereaved parents in employment.

We would expect employers to be compassionate and flexible at such a difficult time, however we understand this is not always the case.

So we are looking at ways to enable parents to take time away from work to grieve.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Nov 2016
Exiting the EU and Workers’ Rights

"Does my right hon. Friend agree that Brexit offers an opportunity to strengthen workers’ rights? [Hon. Members: “Sit down!”] Will he look at my Parental Bereavement Leave (Statutory Entitlement) Bill, which would give the UK the best workers’ rights in the world?..."
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