Speeches by Taylor.

“I agree with the hon. Gentleman that regionally and nationally we need more emphasis on this crime. If the Government are to achieve their mission to kickstart economic growth and take back our streets, they must treat freight crime with the seriousness that it deserves.”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his useful intervention, which I agree with. I was proud recently to launch the “Securing Our Supply Chains” report with the APPG and the Road Haulage Association, and I would like to raise its recommendations. The report highlights the clear damage that freight crime is doing to the UK econo…”

“It is a pleasure to continue to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for securing this important debate. We must consider the reliability of transport for SEND pupils. I had casework at the beginning of term involving parents waiting for transport to tu…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. That is why I would like to reiterate my invitation to the Minister to visit Corley services in my constituency, so that he can hear at first hand about how freight drivers feel and the security issues that they are facing. Freight crime often involves criminals slashing a l…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for raising that important point, which I will come to later. Hollie, who I was talking about, echoes Rhys’s sentiments and says that she feels disheartened when she works hard but cannot sleep in case something happens. In one particularly shocking incident, two men scouted Hollie’s building and…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of freight crime. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. As the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for road freight and logistics I had heard the concerns of haulage companies in the run up to the Budget. I was delighted to hear that…”

“17. What steps her Department is taking to allocate local growth funding according to need.”

“I am very pleased to hear the Minister’s reply. The last Government wasted local authorities’ time and money by making them bid for handouts from central Government. In North Warwickshire, so much time was spent preparing numerous bids for the new swimming pool and leisure centre that our community desperately needed, …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for the powerful and moving stories she is telling. A constituent of mine watched her mum suffer from pancreatic cancer. Unable to keep any food down, she basically starved to death. Does my hon. Friend agree that that is no way to see a loved one die? Does she also agree that we did not come int…”

“Thanks for the work that you are doing in this space, it is really important.”

“Rhea, the next question is for you. What has been the take-up of the GMB’s model employer charter?”

“You have both touched on some really good examples and employers, but do you think this is happening across the board now or is there still a long way to go?”

“The next question is for Nicole and Thomas. Beyond your own organisations, do you think the wider HR sector is beginning to understand and provide support for pregnancy loss as a workplace issue? Are you able to give examples?”

“Quite often we hear of women telling us that they feel they are to blame for their miscarriage or their ectopic pregnancy. Jessica, given this sort of attitude from employers, do you think this is partly causing some mental health issues that women are facing?”

“Thank you all for sitting through the first section of our evidence and for coming along today. Rachel, the results of the CIPD’s 2022 survey showed that there were considerable gaps in employer support for pregnancy loss. What were the key areas of concern?”

“Do you think there is evidence of the situation improving?”

“That covers my next question. Can you provide more recent data? Do you have that in a form that you can submit to the Committee?”

“It is important for our research to see some really good, positive examples of successful implementation of your model of a month’s leave for pregnancy loss. Are you able to share some with us?”

“Yes, you have touched on this, and it is particularly for Thomas and Rachel. A lot of employers and line managers would probably say that they are ill-equipped to deal with these issues in the initial conversations that employees may have. Do you think there is a role for Government, and particularly for organisations …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for bringing this matter to Westminster’s attention. It is something I have already raised on a number of occasions. The frequency of fly-tipping is going up in every location, but in many cases the number of prosecutions is static. In my local authority area, there were nearly 1,000 incidences o…”