Debate on bill on Friday, 15 July 2022, in the House of Commons, led by Stuart C McDonald. The answering member was Jane Hunt.
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill
Second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Secondary information
- Type
- Parliamentary proceeding
- Reference
- 718 cc593-621
- Session
- 2022-23
- Department
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Legislative stage
- Second reading
- Procedure
- Private members' bills proceedings
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Related items
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The impact of COVID-19 on maternity and parental leave. Petitions Committee first report with formal minutes.
Tuesday, 30 June 2020
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
- Proceeding contributions
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Mark Jenkinson | 718 c593 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the House sit in private.
Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 16...
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Edward Argar | 718 cc606-7 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonal...
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Jane Hunt | 718 c620 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely, and I thank the hon. Gentleman very much for that intervention. That is absolutely sp...
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Stuart C McDonald | 718 c620 (Link to this contribution)
May I say how grateful, and indeed humbled, I am with the way Members have spoken so passionately...
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Stuart C McDonald | 718 c593 (Link to this contribution)
After such a smooth start, it is good to see you in your place, Madam Deputy Speaker. It provides...
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Hannah Bardell | 718 c593 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted to see the Bill come to the Floor of the House, and I know that other hon. Members...
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Stuart C McDonald | 718 cc594-5 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. Hearing about those experiences is precise...
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Carol Monaghan | 718 c595 (Link to this contribution)
I commend my hon. Friend for bringing forward this really important Bill. I got in a taxi the oth...
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Stuart C McDonald | 718 cc595-6 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend. There are employers out there who already provide this support f...
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Darren Henry | 718 c596 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for bringing the Bill forward. I want to express how I much I support ...
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Stuart C McDonald | 718 cc596-8 (Link to this contribution)
As I said, the best arguments come from those with direct experience—they are the most powerful a...
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Luke Hall | 718 c598 (Link to this contribution)
I am genuinely delighted to rise to support the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill. For me, as fo...
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Mary Robinson | 718 c598 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDon...
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Luke Hall | 718 cc599-600 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right, because it only leads in one direction—parents being with the...
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David Linden | 718 cc600-2 (Link to this contribution)
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuar...
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Hannah Bardell | 718 c602 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend on the excellent work he has done over many years on this issue. My...
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David Linden | 718 cc602-3 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a good point. As well as reforming some of the issues around proxy voting in...
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Jill Mortimer | 718 cc603-4 (Link to this contribution)
I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. M...
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Allan Dorans | 718 cc604-6 (Link to this contribution)
I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch Ea...
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Christina Rees | 718 c607 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for all the help he gave me when he was a Minister; I am really grateful....
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Edward Argar | 718 c607 (Link to this contribution)
It was a pleasure and a privilege to work with the hon. Lady on a number of issues during my stin...
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Baroness Brown of Silvertown | 718 cc607-9 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted to be considering this important private Member’s Bill this morning and I thank th...
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Dean Russell | 718 c609 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member on his Bill. I will not attempt to say the name of his constituenc...
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Gavin Newlands | 718 cc609-610 (Link to this contribution)
As a member of the all-party parliamentary group on premature and sick babies, and as someone who...
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Darren Henry | 718 c610 (Link to this contribution)
I am a former member of the all-party group, because the subject is important to me as well, but ...
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Gavin Newlands | 718 c611 (Link to this contribution)
I could not agree more, but my productivity probably could not be measured in that way, because I...
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Chris Stephens | 718 c611 (Link to this contribution)
I am here to support this Bill because of the experiences of my sister with my niece Erin, who wa...
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Gavin Newlands | 718 c611 (Link to this contribution)
I certainly do, and I am pleased that my hon. Friend managed to get in just before my final sente...
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Felicity Buchan | 718 cc611-3 (Link to this contribution)
It is a real privilege to speak in this debate, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Cumbernaul...
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Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 718 c612 (Link to this contribution)
Having observed that this Bill has total unanimity of support in the House, I do not think it com...
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Ruth Jones | 718 cc612-4 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you for calling me and for indulging me this morning, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was not going...
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Kerry McCarthy | 718 cc614-6 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to be responding to this debate, and I thank the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Ki...
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Jane Hunt | 718 c616 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) for ...
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Jane Hunt | 718 cc616-8 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely, and he is now a Minister of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Com...
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David Linden | 718 c617 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the Minister for her discussions with officials in her Department, but will she ...
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Jane Hunt | 718 c617 (Link to this contribution)
That is a good idea, and I will take that up.
My hon. Friend the Member for Thornbury and Y...
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Luke Hall | 718 c617 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for the tone of her response so far, especially her points about being prepa...
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Jane Hunt | 718 cc617-9 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely will take that away.
The hon. Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock referred to ...
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Stephen Flynn | 718 c619 (Link to this contribution)
I did not intend to speak today, as this is a particularly fresh issue for me and it has been a c...
- Subjects
- Costs Fathers Parental leave Baby care units Parental pay
- Legislation
- Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill 2022-23
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