"I congratulate the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) on securing this debate, and I wish her well with her recovery. I am only sorry that she could not be in the Chamber to deliver her speech, but I thank the right hon. Member for Enfield North (Joan …..." Angela Crawley - View Speech
"We can agree that workers deserve a real living wage, but this is not a real living wage. To go back to my argument, it is merely an enhanced minimum wage. While I would welcome a living wage, this does not meet the mark. Sadly, this does not even apply …..." Angela Crawley - View Speech
"Although it will always be welcome if people have more pennies in their pocket, the Government are not looking at the full picture. When cuts to universal credit outweigh any benefit from the so-called national living wage, how can it be defended as a national living wage at all?..." Angela Crawley - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for making that valid point.
Despite the Chancellor’s claim that the lowest-paid workers need a pay rise—indeed, they do deserve a pay rise—his actions will result in the rich getting richer while people in low-wage jobs see no real benefit. Indeed, they will experience an …..." Angela Crawley - View Speech
"It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) on securing such an important debate.
Gender equality is not a dream, or at least it should not be. Often when we debate gender inequality in the workplace, …..." Angela Crawley - View Speech
"I absolutely agree with the hon. Lady and thank her for that point. I hope the Minister will address that in his remarks.
This fight is not reserved to half of the population. We do not fight against injustice for one sex; we fight for everyone. No man wants his …..." Angela Crawley - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend agree that providing Scotland with powers over the minimum wage and welfare, which still sit with this House, would allow Scotland to address needs and ensure that inequality is abolished in Scotland?..." Angela Crawley - View Speech
"Does the hon. Lady agree that zero-hours contracts only exacerbate inequality? Will she join me in calling on the Government to ban exploitative zero-hours contracts, particularly as we are coming up to Christmas, when the retail industry in particular exploits such contracts?..." Angela Crawley - View Speech
"I rise to oppose the Bill. It is being a member of the Unite trade union and the daughter of former trade union shop stewards that underpins my advocacy of workers’ rights.
The Bill is deeply damaging to workers’ rights and is just the latest example of how out of …..." Angela Crawley - View Speech