Speeches by Taylor.

“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the recording and investigation of freight crime; and for connected purposes. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Selby (Keir Mather) for being present on the Front Bench today. Shortly after being elected in July, I became the chair of the…”

“Will the hon. Member give way?”

“Do you think there are currently excluded groups that need to be considered in the Government’s review?”

“Joeli, I know you have not come in yet, so I will direct this question to you, but it is fine if other people then feel they want to come in. Should the Government’s objective be to include all working parents in the parental leave system, regardless of their employment status and income?”

“Karla, to what extent do you think low take-up rates of parental leave by dads, particularly in groups like working-class dads and some minority ethnic groups, are driven by cultural factors?”

“Can you tell us about some of the work you have done specifically to break down cultural barriers?”

“Alex, do you have any data on the background of men and dads who are supporting your campaign for improved paternity leave?”

“Do you think there is an appetite for change across all the range of occupational income groups?”

“Can we come back to you, Alex? You do not think there is anything to this idea that is being putting forward that parental leave is somehow just playing into a woke agenda?”

“This is the last couple of questions, and they are also for you, Abby. What would be the advantages of the Government using the model recently developed by yourselves with the Centre for Progressive Policy in assessing the economic impacts of parental leave reform?”

“Do you think it is realistic to expect that, rather than their usual focus on direct fiscal implications?”

“How confident are you that the net economic benefits of reform would actually be realised over, say, two or three years?”

“National security is the first duty of any Government, so I welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement, and his strong leadership today. This Government are rising to the challenge of investing in our defence, whereas the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) has said that Vladimir Putin is the leader he admires the mo…”

“In 2023, a report by Warwickshire county council revealed that only 9% of education, health and care plans in Warwickshire go to children with special needs in North Warwickshire, compared with 31% in Warwick, which has a lower rate of child poverty. A year later, Conservative Warwickshire county councillors made derog…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Twigg. In North Warwickshire, private rents grew to an average of £898 in January this year—an increase of 11% from the previous year. Young people are prevented from starting their careers in North Warwickshire because those rent increases are unaffordable, a…”

“When will section 14 of the Act, on dual discrimination, be brought into force?”

“At our recent hearing on misogyny in music, we heard a number of calls for section 83 of the Equality Act to be amended to extend protection against discrimination and harassment to freelancers. Will you make that change?”

“Do you have a timescale for when we should be expecting that to come forward? It was in our King’s Speech, and obviously we have seen that happen before—it was in a number of King’s and Queen’s Speeches, but it has not been delivered. Can you give an idea of the timeline and of where the unit’s work on that is at the m…”

“We have seen a rise in those sorts of practices taking place and being organised particularly by gender-critical groups, so I am really pleased that you have confirmed that those practices will be trans-inclusive. Have you seen a difficulty in those practices being purported to help with people questioning sexuality, b…”

“Apologies for being late to the meeting; I had another meeting with a Minister. You will be aware that the Conservatives promised to ban the abusive conversion practices almost six years ago, and it was in numerous King’s Speeches, but it was never delivered. It was also in this Government’s King’s Speech. Could you up…”