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HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationTo conclude, we will continue to work with the Post Office to deal with the challenges that the network faces and lay the foundations for a sustainable network in the future.…23 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillAt times in life we have to agree to disagree, do we not? The Government feel that the Bill strikes a balance, but the hon. and learned Lady does not, and I respect her opinion. I…22 May 2023HANSARDDraft Register of Overseas Entities (Penalties and Northern Ireland Dispositions) Regulations 2023If they have not registered properly, they cannot buy UK property. If an overseas entity owns more than one property or piece of land, the penalty values will be added up to…22 May 2023HANSARDDraft Register of Overseas Entities (Penalties and Northern Ireland Dispositions) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to respond to the important points raised in the debate. The shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Feltham and Heston, asked when the draft regulations come into…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Billindicated dissent .22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillAs the right hon. Gentleman knows, we have already consulted. Those consultations closed around the middle of May. We will obviously look carefully at all the submissions made; it…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillOf course we have considered those concerns, and we considered the amendments in the other place. We feel that what we are proposing with this legislation strikes the right…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWe do not see that as being the case and we do not agree with that position. We think the Bill is effective and that it is the right thing to do to make sure that people can go…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThat is not what has been said, and I disagree with that perspective. The fact that other jurisdictions and other nations use this approach to making sure there are minimum…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that point. He has raised it with me offline. I am of course very happy to have a proper discussion with him about that, and I know that…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThis Bill was introduced with the intention of balancing the ability to strike with the rights and freedoms of the public, by applying minimum service levels on strike days to…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillAll jurisdictions differ, and the way that minimum service levels are set differ. Some are set by the Government; we have done that, through consultation with stakeholders, and we…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI will deal with that question in a second; it is covered by one of the Lords amendments that I will speak to, so I will address it when I come to the element of my speech…22 May 2023HANSARDDraft Register of Overseas Entities (Penalties and Northern Ireland Dispositions) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Register of Overseas Entities (Penalties and Northern Ireland Dispositions) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to speak…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThere is a balance to be struck, and what I think is just and moral is ensuring that public services are maintained. That is the balance that we are trying to ensure. We are not…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI will make progress, if I may. Lords amendment 5 also seeks to make the Bill inoperable. It would mean that there were no legal consequences for a union that induced people to go…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWe believe that it does. The ILO endorses the use of minimum service levels to make sure that the provision of public services is maintained during periods of industrial action.…22 May 2023HANSARDDraft Register of Overseas Entities (Penalties and Northern Ireland Dispositions) Regulations 2023Either way, if it were an entity established now or in future, it would be in breach of the legislation—it would be breaking the law by doing that, by not declaring who the…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIn some countries, such as those I referred to earlier, strikes are banned completely for those working for some blue light services. We already have that situation in the UK for…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.22 May 2023