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HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will now repeat a Statement made by my honourable friend Minister Scully in another place: “With permission, I will make a Statement on…30 Jun 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationI can give my noble friend a very quick answer to that: yes, I can give him that assurance. Once again, I pay tribute to the work he has done in exposing this scandal.30 Jun 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationAs my noble friend knows, I have considerable sympathy with his points, which, on the face of it, seem obvious. But we need to wait for the inquiry to positively establish the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationI cannot give the noble Lord a timescale. Obviously, we want it to conclude as quickly as possible, but it needs to be thorough and to go into all the facts. Of course, it is in…30 Jun 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationAs I said, it is an interesting proposition, and we will certainly have a look at it.30 Jun 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationThat is an interesting idea that I will take back and discuss with officials.30 Jun 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationOfficials and, I am sure, Ministers are keen to learn the lessons, but the inquiry is the best place to fully go into all these matters, which took place over decades, as I said.…30 Jun 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationAgain, I have considerable sympathy for the points that my noble friend makes, but, so far, Fujitsu has not been found guilty of any fraud or other crime related to this matter.…30 Jun 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationIf my noble friend is talking about the GLO legal action, of course the costs of that were funded and the lawyers were not paid by the litigants; a lot of the compensation went to…30 Jun 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationThe inquiry can cover all relevant matters. Of course, the role of the judiciary is being examined in the cases proceeding through the courts at the moment and in the convictions…30 Jun 2022HANSARDTrades Union Congress: Levelling UpBecause the responsibility for sitting down belongs to the employers—in this case, Network Rail and the train operating companies—and the trade unions. My understanding from…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTrades Union Congress: Levelling UpMy ministerial colleague, the Minister for Small Business, regularly meets with the trade unions. Another meeting is planned, I believe, in the next few weeks. So yes, of course…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTrades Union Congress: Levelling UpMy Lords, the Prime Minister last had a meeting with the Trades Union Congress last December. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy works with trade unions,…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTrades Union Congress: Levelling UpNobody is stoking conflict with the unions. I do not know what antiunion legislation the noble Lord is referring to, but if he means the minimum strike guarantee, that was a…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTrades Union Congress: Levelling UpI fear that I am not familiar with the provisions in the procurement Bill. It is not a Bill that I am responsible for, but I will certainly have a look at the point the noble Lord…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTrades Union Congress: Levelling UpIf the RMT were prepared to seek a more constructive relationship and to provide a service to the travelling public, maybe the Transport Secretary would be prepared to meet it.29 Jun 2022HANSARDTrades Union Congress: Levelling UpOf course we want to work with all employee representatives who are prepared to be constructive and who want to see a positive way forward for the country that does not hold the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTrades Union Congress: Levelling UpBelieve it or not, the pay levels in Sainsbury’s are nothing to do with the Government—it is a private sector company. If people like the service provided by Sainsbury’s, they…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTrades Union Congress: Levelling UpI am grateful that the right reverend Prelate recognises the increase in the minimum wage, which is good for so many of the lowest paid workers. It is important for those at the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTrades Union Congress: Levelling UpI am sorry to tell the noble Lord that I just do not share this outdated methodology that, on the one hand, you have workers and, on the other, you have bosses. We are all working…29 Jun 2022