Speeches by Rushworth.

“Does the shadow Minister understand the difference between fair dismissal and unfair dismissal?”

“While the leader of Reform UK, the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage), is off in America encouraging them to ruin the livelihoods of families in Bishop Auckland, I am really pleased that this Government are saving my constituents thousands of pounds in childcare, but this is not just about childcare. We know that t…”

“The hon. Member mentioned costs on businesses. One of those costs is the cost of sick days, which has increased by £30 billion since 2018. I visited a business recently in my constituency, and I am not going to lie: they said, “Yes, it’s a bit of a squeeze having to pay an increase in national insurance,” but then they…”

“My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Small businesses in my constituency often tell me that they want to be really good employers. That is something that they take great pride in, but they get undercut by some of the bad employers. Does she agree that the Bill is good not only for the worker but for the busine…”

“I thank everybody who has participated today. There have been 22 Back-Bench contributions from across six political groups, all in broad agreement with each other. We have heard some strong calls about VAT; I am grateful for the Minister’s commitment to raise that with Treasury colleagues, but that is just the start—th…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered defibrillator access. I thank everyone for being here. We often hear it said that people are generous with their time when they take interventions, but I think it is extremely generous for everyone to show up at 9.30 am for a debate like this. I will deliberately keep my co…”

“Apologies—I have almost finished. Members of my own church, the Latter-day Saints here in London, give out copies of the Quran to refugees. As we do this, let Britain continue to be a beacon for religious freedom around the world in an active sense.”

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. She has said that approximately one in two of those in the reconnaissance unit lost their lives. Of the two from the Bishop Auckland constituency, one did not survive: 20-year-old Flight Sergeant Peter Charles Wells from Whorlton village. He was shot down over …”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Northumberland (David Smith) for securing this debate. I was with him the day that his appointment was announced. It was after many weeks of us all wondering whether Downing Street would appoint an envoy. He kept it quiet until it was announced, but I was so pleased that it w…”

“I want to pick up on Noah’s question. Foreign Secretary, I also stood on a manifesto that did not commit to cutting aid, by the way. One of the things the British taxpayer probably wants to know is, what is the human impact of these cuts—how many minefields will not be cleared? How will it affect the spread of infectio…”

“On the cuts to the FCDO budget, the Foreign Affairs Committee was told that you expect to reduce headcount by 15% to 25% in the next four years. How much do you forecast these redundancies costing, and will they come from the FCDO budget?”

“Talking about capabilities, what do you think the impact will specifically be on development expertise within the FCDO, which has already taken a hit in the merger?”

“Foreign Secretary, you mentioned the children of Gaza a moment ago. Recently, along with some other MPs, I met a British plastic surgeon who just returned from there. He showed us video footage and images, which I am afraid I will never forget, of the suffering of Gaza’s children. As you know, tens of thousands are orp…”

“I rise to support the Bill, which will make a real difference by improving the detection and treatment of rare cancers. We heard really moving contributions on Second Reading, particularly from my hon. Friends the Members for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh) and for Calder Valley (Josh Fenton-Glynn). With pe…”

“Absolutely—that is a point well made, and I hope that we will have more contributions of that nature during the debate. Boys are not the problem: it is the system that is failing them. Of course we need to help boys to develop empathy, respect for those who are different, self-control, and awareness about how their wor…”

“I do share that concern. We should have a debate about the way in which we address that issue, as well as about the issues facing young care leavers. The hon. Lady makes an excellent point about what the prison population looks like. The issue is not just about adolescents, because the problem begins in early years. By…”

“What a great example. I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that. I will speed through the rest of my speech, because I am conscious of time and the contributions of other people. We want young boys to go to university too. I declare an interest: I used to tutor for the Brilliant Club in schools in the north-east. That …”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the attainment and engagement of boys in education. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting the debate, and I thank colleagues from across the House for their interest in what I believe is one of the most overlooked and consequential challenges of our time: th…”

“I will keep this brief, because I am conscious that the next debate is also of great importance. I thank everybody who has attended and contributed to the debate; they were excellent contributions. I am grateful for the cross-party support on this issue. I look forward to reading the Government’s White Paper on school …”

“One hundred per cent. That is another good example of why we need to create those pathways. Let me say that I am not calling for us to stop encouraging young men to go to university. I am a working-class lad, and I was much better suited to going the academic route than I was to working as a mechanic or something, as t…”