Shailesh Vara welcomes new duty requiring public sector bodies to publish the differences between male and female pay which will support the trend of an ever-reducing gender pay gap - already at a record low.
Following the Prime Minister's statement on the recent meeting of the European Council, Shailesh Vara questions the PM on EU demands that EU citizens living in the UK post-Brexit should still fall under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.
Shailesh Vara welcomes the Prime Minister's statement to the House of Commons on Britain's future economic relationship with the European Union and calls on British businesses with interests in other EU countries to use their influence to impress on EU political leaders the need for an agreement in everyone's interest.
Shailesh Vara welcomes the constructive trade discussions between the Prime Minister and the leaders of India, China, Japan and America, which represents population six times that of the EU, as demonstrating the potential for a prosperous and positive future for Britain post-Brexit.