Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alistair Strathern and Stephen Timms

Monday 3rd February 2025 Commons Chamber

[Sir Stephen Timms]

The Green Paper will face reality square on. It will set out a very full set of clear policies, it will be frank about what they entail and we will listen to people’s views in response. The money that the hon. Gentleman refers to as having been forgone, will probably have been forgone as a result of the judicial review the week before last, which was because of the previous Government’s failures in consultation.

[Alistair Strathern (Hitchin) (Lab)]

9. What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of levels of maternity and paternity pay.