In Parliament

Kemi Badenoch: I can confirm that my hon. Friend is correct on the first point.

Kemi Badenoch: I thank my hon. Friend for that point.

Kemi Badenoch: I have listened to the debate with interest.

Kemi Badenoch: Yes, I am happy to confirm it is the affirmative procedure.

Kemi Badenoch: I beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 22.

Kemi Badenoch: The Bill has returned to the Commons after wide-ranging and often intense debate in the other place.

Kemi Badenoch: The answer is no, we do not share that concern.

Kemi Badenoch: The Government believe that the circumstances of a person’s birth should not determine life outcomes.

Kemi Badenoch: My hon. Friend is right: social mobility is very much about the individual.

Kemi Badenoch: I have another role as Minister for Levelling Up Communities, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities re