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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, my Amendment 279GZA seeks to understand what “and, in certain cases” means in Clause 149. I would be grateful for an explanation. I looked extensively in Schedule 12 and…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI certainly will withdraw it. I did not mean to put the Minister in a difficult place, and her answer was very gracious. My amendment was based on the expectation that this is a…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, Amendments 277 and 328, which I expect the noble Lord, Lord Goddard of Stockport, to speak to shortly, are an interesting element. Amendment 277 talks about the review…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support several of the amendments tabled by my noble friend. The stand part notice in my name on Clause 134 is also in this group. We are getting into an interesting…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I oppose the Question that Clause 113 stand part of the Bill. I raised this in Second Reading, and I appreciate the discussions that have taken place with officials and…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe Minister explained subsection (7)(a)(i) of this clause with regards to zero-hours contracts. In subsection (7)(a)(ii), I am struggling to understand how an individual “seeking…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, in moving my Amendment 272BA, I will speak also to Amendments 272D to 272L and to oppose Clause 114 standing part of the Bill. With Amendments 272J to 272L, I will…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the Minister for his response. I am interested in his answer that, “Oh, well, they are already a non-departmental public body, so why am I bothered?” Well, why are the…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, we are now considering Schedule 7, which is the scope of the legislation that the enforcement officers will be considering in applying their powers and the prosecution…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the reason I support the amendment is that it links making sure we get the consultations done and then not proceeding with the legislation until that has been printed.…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the Minister for her reply. She will be aware that I am a Back-Bencher and I do not have hundreds of civil servants crafting the perfect amendment and saying when to…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, this whole group of stand part notices is basically about the removal of powers from the certification officer. We have already debated Clause 77. In thinking through…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I have tabled Amendment 257B simply because I did not see the answer in the Explanatory Notes to the Bill. This is quite a straightforward one for the Minister. In…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI will speak to Amendments 272B and 272C in this group in the name of my noble friend Lord Jackson of Peterborough. I will also speak to the other amendments, particularly…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, we heard from the Minister justification for keeping it as it is, but I reiterate the point that employees are not mentioned anywhere. In terms of the social…16 Jun 2025