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HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI will just finish this point. There could be circumstances in which an employer had made the decision to change the terms of employment, to reduce wages, and the employment…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I will continue to develop this point.22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI hope that what I am going to say will answer the hon. Gentleman’s criticism. There is another point that I cannot ignore. I invite every Member to turn to proposed section 187F,…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI am afraid the hon. Gentleman is incorrect. This concern was raised by my head of chambers and it is shared across the employment Bar. We cannot have a just and equitable…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillWe all know there is always a risk that we make employment relations so onerous that there is a temptation to engage consultants. What we are primarily looking at is employers…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI will return to that point when I address British Airways in a bit more detail. As I have said to the Minister, we need more than ACAS guidance. I want to see the rules on…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Member makes an excellent point, and I just want to pick up on what he said. He points to the fact that the parent company had substantive profits, and that point was…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI do not think that my proposal is at odds with what the hon. Member suggests. Just briefly, because I am coming to the end—[Hon. Members: “No.”] I would like to focus the…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I know that the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine) wanted to intervene.22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Gentleman knows that proposed new section 187B(2) says: “The information to be disclosed is all information relating to the employer's undertaking”. It would be almost…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will take those first two points in succession. The first was about whether these issues are not better raised in Committee. The answer,…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI considered the aviation sector specifically when coming up with my proposals. In fact, it was probably the leading sector that I had in mind, although not the only one, when…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Billrose—22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillTo pick up on the point about redundancy payments and that being a suitable alternative, does my hon. Friend agree that of course a business in financial trouble could dismiss in…22 Oct 2021HANSARDSexual Misconduct in the PoliceA recent freedom of information request showed that more than 600 members of the police had been the subject of allegations of sexual misconduct since 2018. Most worryingly,…20 Oct 2021HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI also extend my deepest sympathies to the families of Sir David Amess and James Brokenshire. Southend has lost two sons and we have lost two very special parliamentary…18 Oct 2021HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls9. What steps her Department is taking to work with the police in helping to reduce violence against women and girls.18 Oct 2021HANSARDFire and RehireI think that every Member of this House shares concerns about the practice of fire and rehire, but does the Minister agree that taking a sledgehammer to the delicate ecosystem of…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNuclear Warhead ProgrammeI have the privilege of representing the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston, which has been tasked with developing the new nuclear warhead. Of course, I welcome the…20 Sept 2021HANSARDNuclear Warhead Programme5. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the new nuclear warhead programme on the UK's defence capability.20 Sept 2021