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HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsI have the greatest respect and regard for the hon. Lady, and I am sorry to say that on this I disagree with her. If Parliament really did intend to provide the opportunity for…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsYes, my hon. Friend is exactly right.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This Prime Minister has been extremely keen to ensure that all workers get a fair deal. He has presided over the intention to bring the…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for raising that very important point. She is right that the EU has discussed the gig economy and enhancing the rights of working parents. It…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: the EU sets minimum workers’ rights that all EU members abide by, and the UK then, like many other member states, improves on that—in…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsMy hon. Friend is exactly right. It is for this House, the UK’s trade unions and the UK’s parliamentarians of all parties to preserve and enhance workforce rights in the UK for…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsThe hon. Gentleman is not correct. There are protections for workers’ rights in UK legislation. As I have explained to many right hon. and hon. Members, the UK’s protections and…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsI am tempted simply to refer the hon. Gentleman to what I have just said to his hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah). The United Kingdom far…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsThe hon. Lady will know better than I the TUC’s view of the Government’s deal. She says that the reality is not the same as what I am saying from the Dispatch Box, but she should…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsI have to say that I completely agree with my hon. Friend, because what I am hearing from Opposition Members does not resemble any of the facts. It is this Conservative Government…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that, in leaving the European Union with the withdrawal agreement negotiated by the Prime Minister, if the European Union makes any changes to…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsYes. My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have consulted on proposals for a single enforcement body for employment rights. That consultation closed on 6 October and the…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsMy right hon. Friend raises a really important point. In terms of zero-hours contracts and the gig economy, the number of people on zero-hours contracts is falling, and less than…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsYes, my hon. Friend is exactly right. It is a great shame when the House has so much to be proud of in our combined record on workers’ rights that Opposition parties are…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsWell, Mr Speaker, that was incredibly disappointing. The hon. Lady obviously was not listening to a thing I said. If she will allow me, I will just repeat what I actually said,…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsThe UK has a long and proud tradition of leading the way in workers’ rights and for setting the highest standards. The Government have been clear and consistent that the decision…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. He has done so much to promote social justice in the United Kingdom and he deserves respect from right across this place. What I would…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsThe hon. Gentleman describes my defence of our ambitions on workers’ rights as energetic. It also happens to be true, which is extremely helpful to workers in the United Kingdom.…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. To give some further cheery news, 80% of jobs created since 2010 are full-time jobs. The introduction of the national living wage delivered the…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsThe hon. Lady knows that that is simply not the case. Since 2015 the Government have doubled the budget for enforcement on compliance with the minimum wage. The enforcement…29 Oct 2019