Speeches by Burton-Sampson.

“Go ahead, Carole.”

“Going back to that model and strategy that you have in Wales, do you feel it is successful, or could it be expanded to be more successful?”

“Thank you. Would anybody else like to comment? Maybe Rhian or Carole?”

“Thank you—there were unanimous nods there in that it does not feature. I will come to all of you now. Maybe let us start with Caroline. What do you think the UK Government’s priorities should be in developing a strategy for older people and ageing?”

“Thank you very much. Welcome, and thank you for coming in today. I give my apologies now; I am going to have to sneak out for 20 minutes in the middle because I have an urgent meeting, but it is not that I am not interested in this topic—it is massively important. To start off with, I am just going to talk about the ma…”

“I have contacted all the primary schools in my constituency to encourage them to become early adopters. Child poverty in my constituency stands at 12.1%, and food bank use has risen by 433% over the last five years. Does my hon. Friend agree that breakfast clubs will be part of the solution by helping to lift children …”

“5. What steps she is taking to increase the availability of breakfast clubs in primary schools.”

“Munira, the third sector in particular has argued that reliance on sick pay after pregnancy loss can be hugely damaging for women and their partners. Can you explain a little as to why that might be?”

“Absolutely. Vicki, what more can be done to recognise the effects on partners and supporting them in the workplace?”

“Dr Farren, did you want to add anything to that?”

“Vicki and Munira, are you aware of employers not following the ACAS guidance on recording pregnancy-related absences separately, and are women facing unlawful workplace discrimination as a result of employers not following that process?”

“Thank you to all three of you for coming in today. Vicki, we recently heard from some women who shared their experiences and one thing that struck me was that they all brought up the impact this had on their partners, and we often forget that. From your experience, and from the people you have worked with, what are the…”

“Rachel and Rhea, do you find many employers putting in provision for partners or following that guidance? Maybe you first, Rachel, and then Rhea.”

“Munira, did you have something to add?”

“What is the issue here? Is it that employers are not aware of the guidance, or are employers choosing not to follow the guidance? If they are choosing not to follow it, do we know why?”

“My hon. Friend is quite right: a disproportionate number of black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals are becoming infected with HIV. Does my hon. Friend think that it is right to raise awareness of things like PrEP in communities that may be disproportionately affected, so that we can put them in the same position …”

“To refer to my declarations of interest, I am a member of the GMB. You would have heard me talk in the first session with the first panel about the impact on partners of a couple suffering from a miscarriage or baby loss. What guidance is out there for how employers should treat partners when they are in that sort of s…”

“I agree 100%—thank you.”

“When we met some victims, we became very aware of the deep mental impact that this has had on them. They alluded to the fact that there had been no therapeutic support for them as victims and survivors of this crime. Are you aware of any therapeutic support? If not, do you think that more should be done to support vict…”

“It sounds as though you know what needs to be done to fix this. Is anything currently being done—”