Speeches by Taylor.

“Charisse, the Government are considering banning the use of NDAs in circumstances involving harassment and abuse. Is that something you think people working in the music industry would support?”

“Several have signed them. Are you aware of that being a more widespread ask? Has everybody you are aware of who has been asked signed them or have some refused?”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you. Deborah, the ISM and others have argued for the Equality Act to be amended to better protect freelancers. What changes would you like to see, and why?”

“Thank you. We have already covered the idea of introducing a ban on NDAs. Naomi, do you think there could be any negative consequences for women in music who have suffered abuse if NDAs were made illegal?”

“I am grateful to the Security Minister for his words today. He has successfully exposed the reports about the leak as the nonsense they are. But there are serious issues here, including around how we respond to the rising level of youth violence and extremism and the increasing availability of online material that fuel…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond—I miss our Tuesday morning meetings. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury (Julia Buckley) for securing the debate. I am speaking because road safety for young drivers is a crucial issue in my constituency. My constituency is semi-rural, and learn…”

“How do you think those legal actions should take place to have effect? Obviously, private civil legal production is hugely expensive.”

“Thank you. Deborah, I am a lawyer myself although not an employment specialist. I just want to follow up on something that you have highlighted. You feel that for things to change, there needs to be more legal action or more people sued, but we have already touched on the fact that a lot of this space is freelancers on…”

“To what extent do you think that enacting the ban could contribute to a cultural shift in the industry where women could feel safe enough to report abuse? I will ask you first, Naomi, but then I would welcome other views too.”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Minister for giving way, and my apologies, Mr Vickers; I had to leave earlier for a ministerial appointment. In 2018 my father suffered a stroke, and the staff at my local hospital, the George Eliot, could not do enough for him—they were absolutely fantastic. I know that my father stayed in h…”

“Does the Minister agree that decisiveness is the key to delivering rail services at a reasonable cost, rather than the continual escalation in cost that was a symptom of HS2 under the previous Government? Does she also agree that in looking at connectivity between London and Manchester and increasing capacity all the w…”

“My hon. Friend often shares that wait at Euston station, waiting for the screen to turn from blue to green when getting on the train to Crewe, which also stops at Atherstone in my constituency. My constituents in North Warwickshire and Bedworth have had to bear the brunt of the works digging the tunnel through from Bir…”

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“T8. Under the last Government, my constituents had completely lost faith that foreign national offenders with no right to remain in this country would be swiftly removed. I am glad that, since the last election, our new Labour Government have enforced the return of over 2,500 foreign criminals, including serious and vi…”

“Two of my friends, Ruth and Janet, are wheelchair users—one of them as a result of an accident just outside this place 25 years ago. They cannot travel together on our buses, as there is only ever one wheelchair space. They often book assistance at train stations, only for it not to turn up, leaving them stranded. Thei…”

“I thank my hon. Friend, who is my colleague on the Women and Equalities Committee, for everything he does to set an example to young men. Does he agree that we should call upon all our male colleagues to do the same in their constituencies?”

“I want to thank all my colleagues for their valuable and powerful accounts, in particular my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes Central (Emily Darlington), who has worked so hard on this issue, and my hon. Friend the Member for Rochdale (Paul Waugh), who has done a great deal to assist in community cohesion. Viol…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for bringing forward this debate, which is hugely important. I am pleased to see my hon. Friend the Member for Nuneaton (Jodie Gosling) here, as we share on the edge of our constituencies one of the most dangerous road junctions in the country, between the end of Woodford Lane and the A5 in Mance…”

“8. What steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates of freight crime.”