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HANSARD Leaving the EU: Protection for WorkersOn the good work plan, we will be introducing an employment Bill and it will of course be amendable, in the manner of legislation. We are provided, though, with a more immediate…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Protection for WorkersMy hon. Friend is quite right. Again, the provisions adopted by the Climate Change Act 2008 were not required by the European Union. They were a set of decisions that were taken…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Protection for WorkersWe are talking about legislation here, not the treaty, and the withdrawal agreement has already been established. In the future economic partnership, there is a negotiation to be…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Protection for WorkersThese rights will be enforceable by the UK courts. I meet Frances O’Grady very regularly. As I said to the shadow Secretary of State, I recognise that the TUC has a different…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Protection for WorkersNo, what the Prime Minister set out in that speech was to have the voice of workers represented in the boardroom. The action that we have taken in requiring businesses to…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Protection for WorkersI am very proud of the record of this country and this Government in advancing rights in the workplace. The “Good Work” report by Matthew Taylor established, way before many other…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Protection for WorkersI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for the compliment that she paid me. I would reflect on the facts. She mentioned that introducing the minimum wage was a fight. This House is…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Protection for WorkersI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his work in crafting this proposal, and I repeat the commitment to continue to work together as the draft clauses become clauses that are…06 Mar 2019HANSARDCapacity Market for ElectricityLast week I informed the House that the European Commission had moved on to the next phase in their investigation of the GB capacity market. This is an important first step in…28 Feb 2019HANSARDEnergy Capacity MarketAs set out to the House in the statement of 6 December 2018, the European Commission was expecting to make its initial decision regarding the UK capacity market in early 2019. The…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, drawing on experience that I was not aware of but which is clearly important to him. He is right that this country’s relationship with…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonThere are indeed. The context of technological change is common to the motor industry around the world, but as I hope I have made clear, we have the opportunity to be a…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving me the chance to say on the record that we totally respect the reasons Honda has given. In fairness, he will agree that I have made it…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonCompanies’ prime requirement is that the uncertainty be brought to an end. It is in the gift of the House to meet that requirement, and we cannot and should not leave it a moment…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his kind words. He embodies the spirit of continuity in understanding and support for the sector, which I said at the beginning of my…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonAgain, I think it is for the company to account for the reasons for the decision, but my hon. Friend is absolutely right to point to the fact that any new free trade agreement…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonThe hon. Gentleman mentions Bridgend; I speak to Ford and its VP for Europe, Steve Armstrong, very regularly, and the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that it is looking to us…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonMy hon. Friend makes an important point. It has been a clear part of our mandate to negotiate in a way that allows us to strike free trade agreements. That is provided for in the…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonThe hon. Gentleman ought to come to talk to me about the automotive sector deal, which has brought investment into research and development from across the industry. He talks…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonIf a country wants want to be renowned as a source of innovation and manufacturing, there is an expectation that people can look to the domestic market to see that the products…19 Feb 2019