MPs discuss Gregg Wallace ‘women of a certain age’ comment during PMQs

MPs discuss Gregg Wallace 'women of a certain age' comment during PMQsReuters

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00:00Given that a significant number of members in this place are, regardless of class, women

00:06of a certain age, would the Prime Minister agree with me that when a woman of a certain

00:13age, or indeed any woman of any age from any background, says they have experienced sexual

00:21harassment or inappropriate behaviour, they should be listened to, supported and the perpetrator

00:28dealt with?

00:31I certainly agree with that, and I think everybody across the House would. She's right, because

00:36Mr Speaker, one of the greatest barriers that women face when coming forward and reporting

00:42unacceptable behaviour in the workplace is having confidence that they will be taken

00:46seriously, and that requires all of us to put in place mechanisms and arrangements to

00:52make that possible. Everybody should be treated with dignity and respect, and I'm proud of

00:57the fact that the Employment Rights Bill that we're passing will strengthen protections

01:01from sexual harassment at work.