"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank all hon. Members for attending, and particularly the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this debate and for his characteristically engaging speech. I am grateful for the suggestions that he made, which have all been …..." Olivia Bailey - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman made his case well in his speech earlier, and he makes it again now. The Government have carefully considered the options that he has put forward today. I have heard all of his points and they have been noted by my officials.
"I will. I am just coming on to that, if you will bear with me. I am grateful for that. [Interruption.] Did I do something wrong, Sir Alec? I apologise...." Olivia Bailey - View Speech
"It is a very timely reminder. I am grateful to you, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for Bridgwater (Sir Ashley Fox) for his intervention. He raises an important point. I have just skipped through my notes, and I realise that I will not be coming on to that …..." Olivia Bailey - View Speech
"I will come on to discuss that issue in more detail. Some of the issues that the Minister for Women and Equalities would cover include our commitment to tackling violence against women and girls or inequality in the workplace. I will come on to talk in more detail about the …..." Olivia Bailey - View Speech
"I absolutely do, and I thank the hon. Member for that important intervention.
Role models begin in schools, which is why it is important that we address the under-representation of men across the education workforce. Although this is broadly in line with international trends, we want to see more male …..." Olivia Bailey - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Lady for her helpful intervention. I point back to the work the Deputy Prime Minister is doing, as well as to the summit the Prime Minister will be doing later this year.
In conclusion, I thank again all hon. Members who have spoken in today’s important …..." Olivia Bailey - View Speech
"It is always an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I express my gratitude to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) for opening the debate and for his commitment to tackling the issues facing many men and boys. I thank him and other hon. Members, …..." Olivia Bailey - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Member for his contribution. I think it is important that we support children to have a happy, healthy and enjoyable childhood.
As a mum of two boys, I am well aware of the challenges facing our boys in schools, and as an Equalities Minister, I am …..." Olivia Bailey - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his interesting speech. His party has recently announced that it would like to scrap the Department for women and equalities, so how does his statement sit with that commitment? He also wants to scrap the Equality Act 2010. Does he recognise that the Act …..." Olivia Bailey - View Speech