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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 65, in schedule 3, page 116, line 6, leave out “education”. This amendment, and amendments 66, 67, 69, 70 and 71, make a minor drafting correction.17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)They are all memorable.17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for tabling amendment 123 and 124 and for raising these issues. The Department will assess the cost implications of the constitutional arrangements of…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)As the Committee has discussed, clause 28 introduces schedule 3, which provides for the establishment, remit and functioning of the school support staff negotiating body.…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)On a point of order, Ms Vaz. I thank all those who have worked behind the scenes—the Clerks and other staff—to ensure that the Committee has run smoothly. We have had some very…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I will deal with the point raised by the Liberal Democrat spokesperson and the shadow Minister first. This measure is about the practicality of negotiations. Clause 41 is not…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 (Thirteenth sitting)Of course, the Bill has not been published yet, so we cannot stray into that. We may be able to get on to it this afternoon, but we are trying to help some of the most poorly paid…17 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverI agree with my hon. Friend that when the Royal Mail fails to deliver, it is not the fault of the postmen and postwomen; it is about institutional failure in the company that has…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail Takeover Bid: EP GroupRoyal Mail is an iconic national institution, and this Government will ensure that it continues to be one. Since taking office in July, the Secretary of State and I have been…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverA number of commitments have been made that were not previously in place, and there is no doubt that we are in a much better position than we were post privatisation. As I say,…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverI pay tribute to the work my hon. Friend father does, and to his work as an official of the Communication Workers Union. What the union has said about the reset in industrial…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverWhen I visited my depot on Friday, we discussed the two-tier workforce and the variation in terms and conditions. I think it is generally recognised that it is not a helpful…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverI can assure the hon. and learned Member that there is nothing in the deal that affects the universal service obligation, and it is our understanding and commitment to continue to…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverI have no doubt that the Communication Workers Union and the Unite Communication Managers Association would not have spoken positively about the deals that they had struck had…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverI thank my hon. Friend for his questions and his service in the Royal Mail. Clearly, arrangements for those currently in the Royal Mail are a matter for the new owners once the…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverThe hon. Member may have noticed that I was sitting next to the Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverIt is not a privatisation—that began under the hon. Lady’s party’s time in office. This is an important step forward, getting commitments that were not previously in place to…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverFirst, I extend my sympathies to my hon. Friend’s constituent who was attacked. We all feel abhorrence when public servants are attacked doing their job. My hon. Friend can be…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverThe hon. Member must be busy at Christmas time if he has eight offices to visit. He makes an important point about the Royal Mail’s vital role in rural constituencies. We have got…16 Dec 2024