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Lords Chamber
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill - Fri 17 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) of service requirement to qualify for statutory paternity leave may not have access to a sufficient period - Speech Link
2: Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (Lab - Life peer) it, the Government’s commitment to strengthening the rights of workers, as well as our desire to see equality - Speech Link
3: Lord Johnson of Lainston (Con - Life peer) who lose their partner in the time surrounding childbirth or adoption have access to a much-needed period - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill - Fri 17 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Leong (Lab - Life peer) parliamentary democracy, and the core values and principles of the Commonwealth on democracy, development, equality - Speech Link
2: Lord Haselhurst (Con - Life peer) had the honour of being the chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association for a three-year period - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
People with Disabilities: Access to Services - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Lab - Life peer) difficult: first, to navigate the activities of daily living essential to us all; secondly, over a longer period - Speech Link
2: Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB - Life peer) to consider the Equality Act. - Speech Link
3: Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con - Life peer) Will my noble friend write to the City Corporation, reminding it of its equality duties, not least under - Speech Link
4: Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD - Life peer) Last month, they published a Green Paper, with a consultation period of three months, but said that any - Speech Link
5: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) Why is there a three-month waiting period after diagnosis with cancer before applications can even be - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Women’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman Report - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Hannah Bardell (SNP - Livingston) If it was about equality why was I penalised 6 months more than men? - Speech Link
2: Steven Bonnar (SNP - Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) Those two parties, the Tories and Labour, are not interested in equality for women; the evidence is before - Speech Link
3: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) We will no doubt be told that the pension changes were made for the great cause of equality—that if we - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Community Sports: Impact on Young People - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lord Hayward (Con - Life peer) and a gay rugby team, he would curl up on the floor, go into fits of tears and cry for a prolonged period - Speech Link
2: Baroness Thornton (Lab - Life peer) I turn to the challenges of equality and access, because as well as being the DCMS spokesperson I am - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Relationships, Sex and Health Education: Statutory Guidance - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) Then we will finalise it and, when it is finally published, schools will have a period in which to implement - Speech Link
2: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The timing of teaching on puberty will be before most girls have had their first period. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Falkner of Margravine (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I chair the Equality and Human Rights Commission. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 15 May 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Ashley Dalton (Lab - West Lancashire) mentioned this morning that that is apparently happening, but the numbers tell a different story: in the period - Speech Link
2: Andrew Gwynne (Lab - Denton and Reddish) Labour is the party of women’s equality. - Speech Link
3: Maria Caulfield (Con - Lewes) The Equality Act 2010 already protects women on the basis of sex, age and disability. - Speech Link
4: Derek Thomas (Con - St Ives) This year, 177 pharmacies have closed, which compares with a figure of 116 in the same period in 2023 - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 14 May 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Laura Farris (Con - Newbury) Lady’s point: they are only really encountered where there is a dispute concerning the Equality Act 2010 - Speech Link
2: Alex Chalk (Con - Cheltenham) Our reforms are designed to ensure that, when IPP prisoners are released, they do not face a licence period - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules - Tue 14 May 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) consultation.The committee declared “unacceptable” the failure to publish an impact assessment and equality - Speech Link
2: Baroness Hamwee (LD - Life peer) Baroness, Lady Lister, has said, the NRPF rules do not apply in any event, certainly not for a long period—so - Speech Link
3: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) Where’s the equality impact assessment? Where’s the evidence for what the Government are doing?” - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Football Governance Bill (Second sitting)
Committee stage: 2nd sitting - Tue 14 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: None In that time, I spent a period doing insolvency work, which was good training for looking at football - Speech Link
2: None It was its second administration in a period of 10 years. - Speech Link
3: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley East) , and it enjoyed a sustained period in the Premier League.My big concern is that if you only focus on - Speech Link
4: Tracey Crouch (Con - Chatham and Aylesford) I think it is a poor vision of corporate governance if you do not address equality and diversity. - Speech Link
5: Rachel Hopkins (Lab - Luton South) Q Can you give us an insight into why clubs benefit from having greater measures on equality, diversity - Speech Link