Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill

I knew I would get that sort of response from my hon. Friend. He is right that we momentarily pla...

Will my right hon. Friend give way?

Of course I give way. I am about the be castigated again.

My right hon. Friend is giving a masterful and interesting speech. Does he agree that, although t...

I thank my hon. Friend for saying that, and I totally agree. I have already explained that I beli...

It is a pleasure to be here today, and to follow the right hon. and gallant Member for Beckenham ...

The hon. Member is speaking very powerfully. What she says about how this affects the family is s...

The hon. Member is absolutely right. The cost of living in my constituency of Hampstead and Kilbu...

Does the hon. Member agree that it is so short-sighted of that business to have done that? These ...

I thank the hon. Member for her point. I do not just say this because she is the godmother to my ...

It is a pleasure to follow the powerful speech by the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tuli...

I absolutely agree with what my hon. Friend is saying. We see headlines these days about the lack...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right: it is a disgrace. I think about my own experiences. Before I ...

Does my hon. Friend agree that this Bill is very helpful because it also includes shared parental...

My hon. Friend articulates it so well. She is absolutely right; shared parental leave is now such...

Does my hon. Friend agree with me that the threat of redundancy, or actual redundancy, for a preg...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and the academic studies have shown that. We have the data sh...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the six-month window at the end of this part of the Bill is also v...

My hon. Friend raises a good point, and I was hoping to touch on the transitional period later. W...

My hon. Friend is making some brilliant points. When employers sack pregnant women or women on ma...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Why would someone want to join such an organisation, having s...

My hon. Friend is being generous with his time; I promise that this is my last intervention. Just...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. To reiterate her point, I certainly do not want to give the i...

My hon. Friend may not have had children yet; I have had six. One point that has not been talked ...

I thank my right hon. and gallant Friend for that powerful intervention, to which I cannot add an...

Gosh—follow that! That was extremely moving from my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich West...

Looking at other models and the broader matrix my hon. Friend talks about, does she also believe ...

I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. This Bill provides a framework that the Secretary of ...

I wholeheartedly welcome this Bill, and I feel privileged to speak in this debate and support the...

I was just pointing out that a lot of my friends, male and female and married, also want to adopt...

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. This is about adoption, whether by a gay or heterosexua...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is also about ensuring empowered women leadership. In a pr...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I remember being pregnant with my first child, aged 35, holdi...

I applaud the hon. Lady for having been a councillor and leader while having children, because if...

To be perfectly honest, it is really sad that we have to legislate. We have to because we must en...

My hon. Friend is being incredibly generous in giving way, and it is always great to hear about p...

My hon. Friend makes another good point. The City of London can be a beacon of exemplary employer...

My hon. Friend has just mentioned the birth rate and the wider picture. I know that, since her da...

My hon. Friend has made another excellent point. This is about ensuring that we encourage familie...

It is a great privilege to follow some wonderful speeches, not least the one by my hon. Friend th...

I do not normally come to this place on a Friday, because I normally have better things to do in ...

My hon. Friend talked about the fact that men do not face the same questions when being interview...

I completely agree with my hon. Friend. It is not right; men do not face these questions and this...

I had to intervene on my very good friend, but I must say that I think I am seriously lucky to be...

I completely agree with my right hon. and gallant Friend, who makes a really good point.

We...

Does my hon. Friend agree that it is particularly important to do this at a time when the cost of...

My right hon. Friend is exactly right. As I say, we have an abundance of talented women in this c...

I never thought I would hear myself say the words, but it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member...

I welcome the Minister to his place and congratulate my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Ba...

It is an absolute pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain). I thank h...

It is important to provide women who are pregnant or on maternity leave with workplace protection...

My hon. Friend has done incredible work on her private Member’s Bill. Officials and I are looking...

I welcome my hon. Friend to his new position. When it comes to Ministers who should be in positio...

I thank my hon. Friend for his kind comments. Equality is not just for the sake of equality: it i...

With the leave of the House, I will briefly respond to what has been an extremely useful and cons...

Congratulations, Mr Jarvis. It has been a privilege for me to chair this particular debate, which...