April 2026

Parliamentary appearance by Daniel Francis

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Indeed, the whole purpose of this debate is to encourage us to be proactive and work with other organisations and employers to ensure that the standard is implemented and lives are saved. Additionally, the standard encourages businesses to collaborate with workers to help design individual safety plans that outline coping strategies and emergency contacts at times when they need help or support. I was glad to work with the BSI on the standard. It represent

Can I tempt the Minister to go a little further? I specifically requested a roundtable to encourage take up of the standard. Is something that he can look at and mention to the other parties I discussed?

Parliamentary appearance by Lauren Edwards

Parliamentary appearance by Joe Powell

Parliamentary appearance by Tom Hayes

Parliamentary appearance by Rosie Duffield

I, too, welcome the Minister’s statement and his commitment to updating the House regularly on this issue. However, my constituent was infected with hepatitis C in 1993 and is still yet to receive any support because of the scheme’s original cut-off date. I know that the strict cut-off dates have been relaxed, but her cohort of the infected but never compensated—and, in some cases, never registered—still seem to be at the back of the queue. That compounds the harm and the feeling that they have

Parliamentary appearance by Joe Morris

Parliamentary appearance by Jonathan Hinder

Young girls are particularly vulnerable to eating disorders, which are a parent’s worst nightmare. We are seeing social media companies push content on to young girls that encourages eating disorders. What is the Minister doing with Cabinet colleagues to take on this problem?

Parliamentary appearance by Layla Moran

Parliamentary appearance by Mrs Elsie Blundell

Parliamentary appearance by Mrs Elsie Blundell

Parliamentary appearance by John Whitby

I rise in support of the motion tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald) to disagree with Lords amendment 312. Today we are being asked to wave through one of the most draconian assaults on democratic freedoms in modern times, and let us be clear who is doing it: not the Tories—they are not even here—but the Labour party. This Labour Government are attacking the right to protest, attacking trial by jury, proscribing a non-violent direct action group

Parliamentary appearance by Ben Lake

Parliamentary appearance by Bambos Charalambous

Parliamentary appearance by Natasha Irons

Parliamentary appearance by Ian Lavery