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Debate between Penny Mordaunt and Lord Brennan of Canton
Thursday 17th May 2018

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I can give them that assurance. Protections will still exist in our law, and we will have a dividend from leaving the EU, so we can choose what to spend that money on. It is wrong to scare people with the suggestion that equalities will somehow be watered down.

Lord Brennan of Canton Portrait Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab)
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5. If she will discuss with Cabinet colleagues the potential benefits for women of bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce shared parental leave for freelance workers.