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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 14 July 2025

Debate

Employment Rights Bill

Contribution

40: Clause 18, page 41, line 39, at end insert— “(ga) in subsection (9)—(i) in the definition of “child”, after “stillbirths” insert “after twenty-four weeks of pregnancy”;(ii) after the definition of “child” insert— ““live birth” means the birth of a child born alive;“pregnancy loss” means—(a) the ending of a pregnancy after less than twenty-four weeks of pregnancy in any way other than by a live birth, or(b) the failure of an embryo to become implanted following a transfer carried out in the course of providing treatment services within the meaning of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990;“specified” means specified in the regulations;”;”Member’s explanatory statement See the explanatory statement for my amendment of clause 18 at page 41, line 27.

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