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Clause 23 - Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc

15 Dec 2025

Employment Rights Bill

Angela Rayner made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the shadow Minister for giving way again; he is being generous with his time. Why does he not have a problem with people being often in insecure, low-paid work without any contract that...

Clause 23 - Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc

15 Dec 2025

Employment Rights Bill

Angela Rayner made a speech in the House of Commons

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Clause 23 - Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc

15 Dec 2025

Employment Rights Bill

Angela Rayner made a speech in the House of Commons

I know where this came from—the new deal for working people—and so do businesses and the trade unions. As the Minister pointed out, there have been discussions, and they came to that...

Clause 23 - Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc

15 Dec 2025

Employment Rights Bill

Angela Rayner made a speech in the House of Commons

What message does it send to the British public when 33 hereditary peers defeat the Government by 24 votes on a manifesto promise? Some of the wealthiest are blocking measures on sick pay for...

Clause 1 - Right to guaranteed hours

08 Dec 2025

Employment Rights Bill

Angela Rayner made a speech in the House of Commons

To the shadow Secretary of State’s point, of course I declare an interest as a trade union member. Like millions of people who have been wanting this Bill for many years—as my hon....

Clause 1 - Right to Guaranteed Hours

05 Nov 2025

Employment Rights Bill

Angela Rayner made a speech in the House of Commons

I refer hon. Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am proud to declare an interest as a lifelong trade unionist in the labour movement, which has helped me...

Personal Statement

22 Oct 2025

Commons debates

With your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a personal statement. When I made my maiden speech over a decade ago, I said that it was the honour of my life to represent...

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

02 Sep 2025

Commons debates

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising that important issue. We intend to bring forward legislation. Our response to the local government standards consultation sets out our plans for...

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

02 Sep 2025

Commons debates

I will give way to the right hon. Gentleman, who has been very patient.

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

02 Sep 2025

Commons debates

Millions of people are represented by mayors, who have huge powers over big regions. We want mayors to have strong personal mandates for the communities they serve rather than being elected on a...

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

02 Sep 2025

Commons debates

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. This is about all areas being able to join up and create inclusive growth for their areas, and that is broader than at local authority level. By combining...

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

02 Sep 2025

Commons debates

One more time, and briefly.

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

02 Sep 2025

Commons debates

I will make progress. We will create new planning powers to raise the mayoral community infrastructure levy, which has generated over £1 billion since 2012 in London and, alongside...

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

02 Sep 2025

Commons debates

The strategic authorities will be created as a new category of authority in law. They will make it easier for local leaders to work together over larger areas to drive through big pro-growth...

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

02 Sep 2025

Commons debates

I will pay attention to that, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Lady is right that there is a challenge in housing at the moment, which is also contributing to the rental situation for people. That...

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

02 Sep 2025

Commons debates

The Renters’ Rights Bill does contain measures that mean that renters can challenge unfair rent hikes. The previous Government said many times that they would do something about section 21...

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

02 Sep 2025

Commons debates

I can hear much provocation from the Conservative Benches, but any new tax is, of course, a matter for the Chancellor at the Budget, and it must balance the potential revenue and benefits against...

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

02 Sep 2025

Commons debates

I welcome the hon. Member’s comments on the mass transit network for West Yorkshire, which I am sure will bring added benefits to his constituents. To his other point, obviously elected...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

It is not Shakespeare, but I always say, “Save the best till last.” If we can spend less money on paying the interest on debt, we will have more money to spend on our NHS, on our...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is right about the shadow Chancellor’s blood pressure—but, frankly, I am worried about his future employment prospects. NHS waiting lists are falling because of the...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

To help the generation that my hon. Friend speaks about, we have introduced the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, and we are also bringing down interest rates and inflation. That makes it easier to...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

My hon. Friend speaks with authority about mortgage costs, given the jobs that he did before he became a Member of Parliament. It is true that, since the general election, somebody getting a...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

It is important that we wean ourselves off oil and gas prices that are set on international markets, but I absolutely accept the hon. and learned Gentleman’s point, and I am happy to...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

My hon. Friend’s question goes to the heart of the issue. We have done an awful lot in the last year and a half to bring down interest rates and ensure that people have more of their own...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

The best thing we can do to support our high streets and small businesses is ensure that more people have more of their money in their pockets to spend not on the essentials but on the things...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

Oil and gas will play an important part in our energy system for many years to come, including oil and gas from the North sea, but we do need to improve our energy security. That is the lesson...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

I think it can be seen from the policies that we have introduced over the past year that we are determined to address the cost of living challenges that we inherited from the Conservative party,...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

This Government are investing in young people, by ending the two-child limit, investing in further education—which was neglected by the last Government—and increasing the number of...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

The previous Government presided over a 113,000 increase in the number of young people not in education, employment or training, and the number of youth apprenticeships was cut by 40%. Why does...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

It was a real honour for me to be able to visit my hon. Friend’s constituency and see the Type 31 frigates being built there. This Government are investing in defence, and in the skills of...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

As the hon. Gentleman knows, we are conducting a review of how the Valuation Office Agency calculates business rates, including for our hospitality sector. The last time that the Liberal...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

It was a real pleasure after the Budget last year to join my hon. Friend at a community centre in Rugby, where I was able to talk to his constituents about the benefits of the £150 cut in...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

The view of the electorate just 18 months ago was that it was time to get rid of the Conservatives, because of the broken system that they had left, whether that was student finances, the NHS,...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

I was pleased in the Budget last year to announce the plan for Derby, alongside my hon. Friend and her neighbour the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) and the Mayor of the East Midlands....

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

The Northern Ireland Executive came to us asking for additional money this year to fund their priorities, which we have provided. Today’s settlement includes an extra £380 million in...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

Some 95,000 children in Scotland will be lifted out of poverty, and today we have been able to announce a further uplift in the budget available for the Scottish Government. We can only hope that...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

It is a little rich for the Conservatives to talk about dither and delay when it comes to defence spending. They had 14 years and defence spending fell as a share of GDP. We are providing the...

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03 Mar 2026

Commons debates

We are spending £100 billion a year on interest payments on Government debt. That is spending not on reducing Government debt, but just on the interest on Government debt, which is £1...

Wales Office: Defence

04 Mar 2026

Wales Office

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings Ministers in...

Dual Nationality

04 Mar 2026

Home Office

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps have been taken to ensure adequate levels of awareness of rule changes for dual nationals being implemented on 25th...

Department for Work and Pensions: Defence

04 Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings...

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

04 Mar 2026

Department for Transport

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on enforcement against pavement parking.

Animal Welfare: Slough

04 Mar 2026

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to help tackle the use of catapults to injure wildlife in Slough constituency.

Ministry of Defence

04 Mar 2026

Commons debates

Along with extending my gratitude to the Backbench Business Committee, I thank hon. Members across the Chamber for the range and quality of the speeches they have made. They have underlined why...

Ministry of Defence

04 Mar 2026

Commons debates

I shall, Madam Deputy Speaker. Thank you for your kind reminder. I would like to get a response from the Minister about the supplementary estimate that includes a request for an additional...

Ministry of Defence

04 Mar 2026

Commons debates

My hon. Friend speaks with considerable experience, having previously served as the shadow Transport Secretary and in various roles. He is right to say that part of the solution is devolution. We...

Ministry of Defence

04 Mar 2026

Commons debates

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. As I have shown, the uncomfortable truth is that our adversaries are moving faster than our acquisition cycles. We need to bring the public on board,...

Ministry of Defence

04 Mar 2026

Commons debates

My hon. Friend, who is a strong champion for her community, has made an excellent point. Defence is about not just security but skilled employment and regional growth. That is precisely why...

Ministry of Defence

04 Mar 2026

Commons debates

I thank the shadow Minister for making that excellent point. In fact, as I said earlier, the Minister for the Armed Forces has said that we need to be ready within three years. Either way, we...

Ministry of Defence

04 Mar 2026

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is right that we need to increase defence spending to the agreed NATO target of 5% in total—3.5% on conventional military spend and 1.5% extra on defence and security-related...

Ministry of Defence

04 Mar 2026

Commons debates

I thank the hon. Lady for that excellent point. The Defence Committee has raised those concerns—the relationship between force size and expanding commitments—and we are pressing the...

Ministry of Defence

04 Mar 2026

Commons debates

My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. It is very important that we stand in steadfast support of our Ukrainian friends, and his point is similar to the conclusions that our Defence Committee...

Ministry of Defence

04 Mar 2026

Commons debates

It is an honour and a privilege to open this debate as Chair of the Defence Committee, and as a Member of this House who believes profoundly that the first duty of any Government, and indeed of...

Department of Health and Social Care: Defence

03 Mar 2026

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private...

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

03 Mar 2026

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce endometriosis diagnosis times in (a) Slough and the (b) South East.

Dental Services: Slough

03 Mar 2026

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of dentist appointments in Slough.

General Practitioners: Slough

03 Mar 2026

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of GP appointments in Slough.

Scotland Office: Defence

02 Mar 2026

Scotland Office

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings Ministers...

Asylum: Sponsorship

02 Mar 2026

Home Office

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement of 17 November 2025 on Asylum Policy, what steps her Department has taken to engage civil society in...

Asylum: Sponsorship

02 Mar 2026

Home Office

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement of 17 November 2025 on Asylum Policy, what discussions she has had with her Canadian counterpart on the...

Asylum: Sponsorship

02 Mar 2026

Home Office

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement of 17 November 2025 on Asylum Policy, what her timeline is for establishing a Named Community...

Unemployment: Young People

02 Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of long COVID on the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training.

Social Security Benefits: Compensation

02 Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the mean and mode amounts of consolation payments are, in any years his Department has data for.

Social Security Benefits: Compensation

02 Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolation payments have been offered, per annum for the last ten years, to benefits claimants whose cases are mishandled or...

Social Security Benefits: Compensation

02 Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department keeps a regional breakdown of the number of consolation payments made.

Libraries: Reading

27 Feb 2026

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role public libraries will play in the delivery of the National Year of Reading.

Medicine: Research

26 Feb 2026

Department of Health and Social Care

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what applicant-led funding streams are available to medical researchers.

Medicine: Research

26 Feb 2026

Department of Health and Social Care

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding schemes his Department provides for medical researchers.

UK-German Relations

25 Feb 2026

Westminster Hall debates

It is such a pleasure to speak in this debate with you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Preston (Sir Mark Hendrick) for securing this debate and to others...

Health: Women

25 Feb 2026

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures her Department is taking to help prevent the censorship of online information concerning women's health.

Reading: Equality

24 Feb 2026

Department for Education

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote equality and inclusion as part of the National Year of Reading.

Emergencies: Power Outages

19 Feb 2026

Cabinet Office

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions his Department has had with German counterparts concerning lessons from the January Berlin power outage for the UK's civil preparedness.

Research: Finance

13 Feb 2026

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support research institutions in the period before UK Research and Innovation budget...

Darfur: Humanitarian Aid

09 Feb 2026

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their proxies about the...

Russian Influence on UK Politics and Democracy - [Mark Pritchard in the Chair]

09 Feb 2026

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Member makes an important point. My understanding is that the Government are alive to the threat to undersea cables and have been seeking to work with industry and, more broadly, with...

Russian Influence on UK Politics and Democracy - [Mark Pritchard in the Chair]

09 Feb 2026

Westminster Hall debates

It is a real pleasure to speak in this debate with you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for so ably setting out the...

Coronavirus: Vaccination

05 Feb 2026

Department of Health and Social Care

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to assess the need for the provision of the vaccination against Covid for (a) children and (b) adults who are...

Sudan

05 Feb 2026

Commons debates

I am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for her impactful visit and for the sanctions that she has announced today. Earlier this week, the all-party parliamentary group for Sudan and South Sudan...

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition

Ukraine

Ukraine

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial Communities

Local Government Finance

Local Government Finance

UK-India Free Trade Agreement

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill

Armed Forces Bill

Topical Questions

Erasmus+ Programme

Erasmus+ Programme

Warm Homes Plan

Ukraine

Rural Communities

UK Town of Culture

Climate Change

Lord Mandelson

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

Clause 23 - Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc

Clause 23 - Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc

Clause 23 - Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc

Clause 23 - Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc

Clause 1 - Right to guaranteed hours

Clause 1 - Right to Guaranteed Hours

Personal Statement

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

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