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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Oct 2018
Bullying and Harassment: Cox Report

"When I raised the expenses scandal 12 months before The Daily Telegraph exposé, it did not go down well in Parliament. With the child abuse inquiry and the Westminster strand, the ongoing response of the political parties is to put a lawyer and QC into the inquiry to protect the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Mar 2018
Business of the House

"On 23 November 2016, 30 March 2017, and 9 February 2018 I wrote to the Government to ask for a debate in Government time on anti-Semitism. Over those 18 months, on all three occasions I was told that there would be such a debate. Now that it has been scheduled, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Mar 2018
Treatment of House of Commons Staff

"Every industrial tribunal has to be registered under the Ministry of Justice. In the interests of transparency, will the Leader of the House publish all industrial tribunal applications that have been registered against Members of Parliament, or indeed against the House of Commons?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Feb 2018
Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

"Six or seven Members of the US Congress and Senate have announced their retirement after sexual harassment allegations. So far, none has done so in the UK Parliament and no political party has yet required people to either stand down or retire. Does the Leader of the House agree it …..."
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Written Question
House of Commons: Sexual Harassment
Saturday 23rd December 2017

Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, what provision she has made for parliamentary staff representation on the working group on sexual harassment in Parliament.

Answered by Andrea Leadsom

Staff are represented on the Working Group through Emily Cunningham (NUJ), Max Freedman (Unite) and Georgina Kester (MAPSA). In addition to this, the group has taken both oral and written evidence from staff.

Written Question
House of Commons: Sexual Harassment
Saturday 23rd December 2017

Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, what provision she has made to include trades union representation on the working group on sexual harassment in Parliament.

Answered by Andrea Leadsom

Trade Unions have been represented on the Working Group by Emily Cunningham (NUJ), Max Freedman (Unite) and Georgina Kester (MAPSA). The group has also heard from other Trade Union representatives.

Written Question
House of Commons: Personnel Management
Friday 22nd December 2017

Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she is taking to establish an independent human resources department to support Members and their staff in Parliament.

Answered by Andrea Leadsom

I refer the Hon. gentleman to the statement made in the House on Thursday 21 December 2017; there will be a new, interim provision of HR support and guidance for the staff of Members, beginning after the recess, while consideration is given to the need for a broader HR service. HR support will also be accessible to Members’ staff working on the parliamentary estate, in constituency offices, and those who are collectively employed by the parties.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Dec 2017
Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

"I thank the GMB union for being the first Labour affiliate to build in detailed questioning of potential candidates’ understanding of sexual harassment and for having the integrity to refuse to nominate people who do not have that understanding. Will the Leader of the House let us know whether women …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Oct 2017
Sexual Harassment in Parliament

"Will all cases that have been reported and not actioned—not just the one in north Wales, but others—be reopened? Will anybody who has been sexually assaulted have the right to say, “No, I don’t want the issue to go to the police. I want it treated in other ways?” In …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Feb 2017
Business of the House

"The Government control the vast majority of business and time in Parliament. Considering the crisis in the NHS and the fact that every Member wants to raise the crisis in relation to their own constituency, can I propose to the Government that before Easter an entire week be exclusively dedicated …..."
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