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HANSARDChild PovertyMy Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend for securing this debate and for her eloquent opening which, together with the contributions of other noble friends, identifies the…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, what a pleasure it is to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, in supporting the Government’s amendments and Amendment 167 in the name of the noble…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillThe answer to that question is complex, but there is one proposition that is not: institutions that constitute an arm of the state are bound by international law. That will apply…23 Mar 2026HANSARDEU Directive: Adequate Minimum WagesMy Lords, the 80% minimum collective bargaining coverage in the directive curiously mirrors the 80% coverage achieved in Britain from 1945 until 1980, mandatorily through the…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am pleased to support Amendments 359 and 361 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell of Beeston. On the basis of those amendments, I will not advance the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 218C; I express my gratitude to the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for supporting it. This amendment would require the Secretary of State to make…05 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness, but I emphasise that this amendment is to propose regulations that will be drafted by the Secretary of State. One would expect the…05 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, and I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Harper, for advancing Amendments 70 and 78, which I…30 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI raise a point on Amendment 378B, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra. Unless I have missed something in that lengthy amendment, the effect of it might well be to…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan of Cotes. My proposed Amendment 356F is complementary, in a sense, to hers. My amendment would create a…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I wonder whether my noble friend the Minister could find time in his busy timetable to see me and the RMT about this, because I did not quite understand what the…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will make two points. The first relates to Motion B and the removal of the arbitrary statutory limit on compensation. My noble friend the Minister mentioned the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThanks for bearing with me. In December 1909, all this changed. The Judicial Committee of this House held, in the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants v Osborne, that the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am coming to the end.10 Dec 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am coming to the conclusion. The Trade Union Act 1913 changed the definition of a trade union to allow it legitimately to spend funds on other objects beyond industrial…10 Dec 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI think it was suggested that it might be difficult, if not impossible, for members to find out how their political fund was expended. Does the Minister agree that Section 30 of…28 Oct 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, no one hearing the speeches of the noble Lords who have spoken could be other than sympathetic to the objects of the amendments in this group. However, although it may…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the House will not want a legal argument between me and the noble Baroness.23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillYes, not again—we rehearsed that in Committee. However, those cases do not support the proposition that the noble Baroness advanced. The case of Young, James and Webster v the…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the difference is that, if you are a member of a trade union, you can leave the trade union. There is no compulsion to remain a member of a trade union. If you do not…23 Jul 2025