Harriett Baldwin highlights the constitutional sexism in the House of Lords where an eighth of the seats are reserved for men as a result of the hereditary peerages passing down to the oldest son and calls on the Government to support her Hereditary Titles (Female Succession) Bill which would ensure that the succession of peerages moves in line with that of the Crown.
Following the Prime Minister's statement to the Commons on the action taken against Houthi military targets in Yemen, Harriett Baldwin raises the American Enterprise Institute report that Russia has given $900 million to Iran for drones and asks the PM what is being done to make sure that none of that money is going through the UK financial system.
Harriett Baldwin calls for a debate on the constitutional sexism where an eighth of the seats in the House of Lords are reserved for men as a result of the hereditary peerages passing down to the oldest son rather than the oldest child.
Harriett Baldwin leads a debate on the importance of addressing the issue of the “advice gap” in the financial services sector where there is a lack of access to personalised financial advice for a large portion of the population, often those with simpler needs or smaller amounts to invest.
Following the Ministerial statement on the impact of Storm Henk on communities across the UK, Harriett Baldwin calls on the Minister to work with the Environment Agency to ensure that the flood schemes for Severn Stoke and Tenbury Wells are quickly delivered.
Harriett Baldwin welcomes Government recognition of the efforts of rural communities who have developed neighbourhood plans, but raises concerns that these communities in West Worcestershire are being hindered by the lack of a local plan and asks if the additional protections announced for neighbourhood plans will be immediate or retroactive, and when they will take effect.
Harriett Baldwin takes the opportunity of an Adjournment Debate on flooding and the River Severn to call on the Environment Agency to complete the flood defence schemes in Tenbury Wells and in Severn Stoke.
Harriett Baldwin welcomes measures in the Finance Bill to simplify the tax system and suggests further simplification by removing the child benefit taper and revising the tax-free childcare cut-off at £100,000 which is putting some women off working a full week.
