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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI said at the beginning that I am not a legal person. But there must be something that will happen: a whistleblower or somebody will inform somebody of someone’s condition that…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I rise with some trepidation to follow that 70 minutes of riveting debate. Members may argue that that is the point of this House, and that is what we do. Well, we could…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI heard what the noble Baroness said, and I accept her premise. By the same rule of that premise, those people suffer or are treated badly until they become accepted in society…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillFollow that. I failed my Bar exam at 11 and I never retook it, so I am at a disadvantage to the House in trying to sum up the debate on this amendment. My noble friend Lord Marks…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, very briefly, I was a bound apprentice for four years, from when I was 17 or 18 on a council estate outside Greater Manchester. Apprenticeships are a little jewel in the…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillNo, I give up.23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will be very brief. Amendment 154 would remove another huge chunk from the legislation and, for the arguments that I rehearsed in the previous group, we will not…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe noble Lord, Lord Hunt, will say “Hear, hear” no more because we cannot support Amendment 149A, which is a new amendment that proposes removing Clause 72. I will tell the House…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, in Committee we tabled several amendments resisting this reduction from 10%, and the reason for doing that was that we think that is the existing and fair threshold. To…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I have to say that this is probably the most difficult summing up from our group of all the amendments throughout Committee and Report, because I can see the merits of…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, we are dancing on the head of a pin with these amendments. The noble Lord, Lord Hendy, is right that these are welcome amendments that begin to address something I never…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group relate to the Bill’s provisions on fire and rehire. I think there is a consensus across the House that the most outrageous cases of fire and…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will be brief—not quite as brief as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, but I shall do my best, and I promise to keep away from the police…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group relate to the disapplication of provisions of the Bill to certain sectors and employment types. Amendment 94 would give the Secretary of…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, this is a small group of amendments—only three—dealing with small businesses. I will briefly address my Amendment 111 and the other two. Simply put, we would require the…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, we on these Benches do not support these amendments. The obligation to consult collectively in redundancy situations is a vital safeguard for workers, providing them…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the Minister and the other speakers in this small group. Although it is three minor amendments and it is 11 o’clock at night, for us, and, I think, for the Conservatives,…16 Jul 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, just for clarity, I am staying this week in the Chelsea Football Club hotel, and it is a fantastic set-up and a fantastic ground.15 Jul 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be reasonably brief. The noble Lord, Lord Burns, covered most of what I was going to say on the technical stuff. We sent the Bill back, and I think everybody…15 Jul 2025