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Business question from Sarah Owen (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 July 2020. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.

May I take this opportunity to thank my hon. Friends the Members for Edmonton (Kate Osamor) and for Nottingham North (Alex Norris) for acting as my proxy after I was lucky enough to become a mum in February?

During this pandemic, the world of work has changed for many people. This place should seize this moment as an opportunity to modernise Parliament further and to set an example to other employers. Will the Leader of the House commit to gathering feedback from MPs who have benefited from proxy votes for new parents and, now, from the hybrid Parliament, so that he can make this House more accessible to people from a wider range of backgrounds and circumstances, including those without a family nanny?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
678 c1693 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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