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HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, this debate has revealed—or rather, not revealed—more than I expected. I am grateful to the Minister for imaginatively making things up as he goes along, which is what…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, the Minister may feel a sense of déjà vu in this group, but the point is to turn the focus to the individual worker named on the work order. This is not about the union…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I fully expect the Minister to stand up and tell us that none of these amendments, which have been put so well by noble Lords, is necessary. I expect him to say that…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, this is a slight change of gear from where we just were. This is a probing amendment, and it uses the idea that work notices can be used only after all other avenues…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI have two points. In answering the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, the Minister used the ambulance service as an example of the Government having to use the power. I understood…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, we should be indebted to my noble friend Lord Allan for introducing the concept of necessity and proportionality. It is a shame because, in an ideal world, the Minister…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe noble Baroness has set up a whole new stream of thought because now she is saying that there is an ability for government to compel the employer to give a notice. We all hope…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI will pursue this “may/must” argument from a slightly different direction. One of the arguments made in the letter of the noble Lord, Lord Markham, is that the unsatisfactory…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe noble Lord might like to note that, as we were sitting, we received an email from the noble Lord, Lord Markham, which partially responds to his question. It would be rather…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI thank noble Lords for their contributions to the debate on this group. I am particularly grateful to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leeds for painting a picture of…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, this is something of an hors d’oeuvre for the next group, so I will save my comments on this issue—although I thoroughly agree with the noble Baroness—for Amendment 37,…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWhat an awful mistake to have made—I am very sorry and correct the right reverend Prelate’s territory. This is a serious group of amendments. The fact that it comes at the end of…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, Amendment 43 in this group is also in my name. In a sense, this provides a more general debate, to which the noble Lord, Lord Collins, has given us an amuse-bouche.…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, we are not particularly in the business of adding people to this Bill. If the noble Lords had attended all our sessions, they would have heard that we are not terribly…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI thank the noble Baroness, who has now introduced history; having failed geography, I will not enter into the history debate. She is completely correct: these powers are being…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillFollowing on from the noble Lord, Lord Hendy—I apologise for butting in—it is not quite as simple as that. What happens if, of the employers list, 30% of them go off sick? Who is…23 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipMy Lords, a number of noble Lords have mentioned concerns over industrial performance in delivering on this contract. I think I heard the Minister say that, because there are…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bellingham. In fact, compared to many speeches he was very restrained in both time and content. If I were writing a…16 Mar 2023