Nick Gibb: ...environment. Gender can be a complex and sensitive matter for schools, which is why we are working with the Minister for Women and Equalities, my right hon. Friend the Member for Saffron Walden (Kemi Badenoch), to develop guidance for schools in relation to gender-questioning pupils. We will be finalising the draft guidance shortly, and will hold a full public consultation on it.
Robert Buckland: ...the rule of law depends on certainty—and that worried me. It therefore came as no surprise when the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, my right hon. Friend the Member for Saffron Walden (Kemi Badenoch), came to the conclusion that she did. Hence the replacement of that ambitious sunset at the end of this year with what I will call the 600. This is resonant of Tennyson in many...
Robert Buckland: ...the rule of law depends on certainty—and that worried me. It therefore came as no surprise when the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, my right hon. Friend the Member for Saffron Walden (Kemi Badenoch), came to the conclusion that she did. Hence the replacement of that ambitious sunset at the end of this year with what I will call the 600. This is resonant of Tennyson in many...
Kemi Badenoch: Non-disclosure agreements can be used legitimately by employers—for example, to protect commercially sensitive information. The Government understand concerns about the use of NDAs to silence victims of sexual misconduct. We have legislated to prevent higher education providers using NDAs in cases of sexual abuse, harassment or misconduct and other forms of bullying or harassment.
Kemi Badenoch: We are actively engaging with the steel industry to secure a positive and sustainable future. Alongside that, my Department announced the British Industry Supercharger in February—a decisive and necessary intervention that will help to reduce energy costs for energy intensive industries such as steel.
Kemi Badenoch: We have secured a deal that offers brilliant new opportunities for British businesses by getting an agreement in principle to the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-Pacific partnership. Our exporters will have greater opportunities to sell their excellent products to some of the world’s biggest markets in the Americas and Asia-Pacific, with the bloc set to account for 15% of...
Kemi Badenoch: As Secretary of State for Business and Trade, my priority is to support UK companies to thrive at home and abroad, which is why this week I launched negotiations for an enhanced UK-Swiss free trade agreement alongside my counterpart, Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin. Trade between us is worth almost £53 billion and, as two service economies, a modernised agreement presents huge opportunities...
Baroness Fox of Buckley: ...Parliament, to see what work is being done when and where. That is why transparency matters: so that you cannot just blame things going on behind the scenes. The Secretary of State for Business, Kemi Badenoch, suggested that the previous demands on the Bill, with its cliff-edge, had caused so much concern that civil servants were choosing to reduce legal risk by preserving EU laws, rather...
Kemi Badenoch: Today, the 15th May the Department for Business and Trade will launch negotiations for an enhanced and upgraded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Switzerland, with the first round of negotiations to be held in London this May. In line with the Government’s commitments to transparency and scrutiny, more information on these negotiations will be published and placed in the House Libraries. This...
Kemi Badenoch: I am very sorry, Mr Speaker, that the sequencing that we chose was not to your satisfaction. I was—
Kemi Badenoch: The eighth round UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations took place from 20-31 March. The ninth round took place shortly afterwards, from 24-28 April. As with previous rounds, these rounds were conducted in a hybrid fashion – a number of officials travelled to each other’s nations for negotiations and others attended virtually. Detailed talks took place across a range of policy...
Kemi Badenoch: I am pleased to be able to update the House on the Government’s regulatory reform programme, and on amendments that we are tabling to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (‘the Bill’). The ability for an independent UK to forge its own place in the world is one of the main reasons the country voted to leave the European Union. This Government is committed to seizing the...
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...teller) Gerald Jones (teller) No Nigel Adams Bim Afolami Adam Afriyie Nickie Aiken Peter Aldous Lee Anderson Stuart Anderson Stuart Andrew Edward Argar Sarah Atherton Victoria Atkins Gareth Bacon Kemi Badenoch Shaun Bailey Duncan Baker Steven Baker Harriett Baldwin Steve Barclay Simon Baynes Aaron Bell Scott Benton Paul Beresford Saqib Bhatti Bob Blackman Crispin Blunt Peter Bone Peter...
Kemi Badenoch: We are committed to harnessing the huge potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve people’s lives. That’s why we’re making sure British values, rules and know-how are at the heart of safe AI that will benefit us all. Our AI White Paper set out that:all uses of AI in the UK must comply with the Equality Act;regulators should look to key principles such as fairness,...
Kemi Badenoch: The gender pay gap has fallen by approximately a quarter in the last decade. The Conservative Government introduced gender pay gap reporting, building on the pay protections we already have in the Equality Act 2010. That has motivated employers to look at their pay data and include workplace gender equality.
