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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will not detain the Committee long, because we have kind of had the debate already. Clause 57 seeks to repeal section 8 of the Trade Union Act 2016 by amending section 234A of…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)This is a large group of measures, comprising clauses 54, 55 and 56 and new clauses 32, 33 and 43. Clause 54 seeks to repeal sections 2 and 3 of the Trade Union Act 2016 by…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The clause will enable us to strengthen the protections against blacklisting. The Consulting Association scandal, in which thousands of union workers were blacklisted, underscored…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)There was a mix of responses there. We heard from the hon. Member for Torbay that the Liberal Democrats welcome the clause, I think the shadow Minister was generally supportive,…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights: Terminal IllnessIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this morning, Sir Edward. I start by referring to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, including my membership of the…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I think that is the kindest thing that has been said about me this year, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention; I think we can all see the difficulties. I know,…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Clause 28 introduces schedule 3, which inserts proposed new part 8A into the Education Act 2002. Paragraph 1 of schedule 3 contains proposed new sections 148A to 148R of the 2002…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The shadow Minister’s comments are noted, and I commend the amendments to the Committee. Amendment 65 agreed to. Amendments made: 66, in schedule 3, page 116, line 8, leave out…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a necessary measure because, as we have seen, teaching assistants and school support staff have suffered in recent years. The point that the hon. Member for Chippenham and…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I take the shadow Minister’s point. I am not familiar with the machinations of Hammersmith and Fulham council in the 2010s, and it may well be that savings were made by doing…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)They are all memorable.17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The shadow Minister keeps referring to freedoms, but does he accept that the only freedom that would be given to academies by virtue of this amendment would be the freedom to pay…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The shadow Minister is talking about choice, but the Bill does not remove any academies from the current system. Will he confirm that?17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am grateful for Members’ contributions. The shadow Minister gently joshed me about the technical detail but, as my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Northfield pointed out,…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)As Committee members will have noticed, this is a significant group of clauses, which relate to the establishment of a negotiating body for the adult social care sector, a key…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Amendments 66 and 67, and 69 to 71, make minor drafting corrections to the clauses to remove the word “education” when referring to local authorities. This is necessary because of…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The shadow Minister will not be surprised to learn that we do not support his amendments. Amendment 121 seeks to require an assessment of the impact of the new negotiating body on…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Good morning, Mr Mundell; it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair. As is customary, I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my membership of the…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Thirteenth sitting)We have had a broad debate—very broad from my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Northfield, who took us on a canter through the history. He was right that it was the coalition…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I will respond in the strict terms that you have directed, Mr Mundell. I also point out to Members that an education Bill will be presented today. So there will be an opportunity…17 Dec 2024