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HANSARD Fuel Poverty in Manchester GortonI congratulate the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton (Afzal Khan) on securing this important debate. His wider engagement on the matter clearly demonstrates his commitment to his…20 Oct 2022HANSARDExclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022I appreciate the intervention and the diligence with which the hon. Gentleman follows Government process and Conservative manifestos. Of course, there is still a desire to…20 Oct 2022HANSARDExclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022Obviously they are wide-ranging, but a good example would be that if someone is working in an company where the information that they are working on is sensitive and there is a…20 Oct 2022HANSARDExclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022I genuinely thank all hon. Members for their valuable contributions to this debate. When I was at university, I worked on what we would now call a zero-hours contract, doing…20 Oct 2022HANSARDExclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that point, but I suppose that in some instances it would be a bit like somebody working in the Conservative party and also in the Labour…20 Oct 2022HANSARDExclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022Well, the news is that the SNP and Labour are going to form a coalition, so perhaps I am wrong to use that example.20 Oct 2022HANSARDExclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022What I would say is that the EU regulations provide for a wholesale exclusivity clause in all contracts, whereas we believe that, in some instances, exclusivity clauses are needed…20 Oct 2022HANSARDExclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022I hope the hon. Gentleman will not mind if I do not. I think I have been quite generous and friendly to all sides. We plan to lay that SI as soon as we can, with a view to the…20 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI take the intervention. The key point here is that this is about the Bill, and the conversations between the UK Government, through devolution, with the Scottish Government and…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawTo be clear, as I understand it, the preservation will be respected. If the Scottish Government want to preserve legislation within their competency, the UK will respect it. I…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI will come to that later, so the hon. Gentleman will get his answer. Ultimately, we are saying that where there is devolved competence and where there is engagement on that,…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI will take one more intervention.19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI just want to be clear on the wording that the hon. Member used. I said that if the Scottish Government want to preserve all areas within their competency, the UK Government will…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawOkay, I will take an intervention, but I am going to come to those points later.19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI want to make progress if I may, because I will come to those points—19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI shall assume that the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute wanted to make the same point. To be absolutely clear, the premise of the Bill is to enable the conversations to happen…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI thank the hon. Member for his comments, but no—we need to make sure that there is certainty on this issue. Having that date is absolutely essential to make sure that we are…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawThank you. The Bill will abolish the constitutional and outdated special status that retained EU law currently has on our statute book by 31 December 2023. It will empower the UK…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI thank the hon. Member for that question. The key point about the Bill today is to talk about the framework, and what we are trying to ensure is that as the framework goes…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI thank the hon. Member for asking that very clear question. There are many benefits. In fact, on the EU dashboard there are over 2,500 pieces of legislation that we can start to…19 Oct 2022