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HANSARDFarming Industry: SupportMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Whitty is right: the ongoing labour shortages in agriculture are caused by low wages and bad terms and conditions. The problem has dogged…11 Jan 2022HANSARDEnergy CostsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness on securing this debate. This year the UK faces what the Resolution Foundation has called a cost-of-living catastrophe. Does the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDLegislation: Skeleton Bills and Delegated PowersMy Lords, as a member of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, I take the opportunity to join my noble friend Lady Andrews in paying my deepest respects to the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDExtraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement for Transport for LondonMy Lords, I too declare an interest as a Londoner and a Freedom pass holder. I am also standing counsel to the RMT, ASLEF and Unite, which means that from time to time I advise…09 Dec 2021HANSARDStatus of Workers Bill [HL]That the order of commitment be discharged.10 Nov 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Article 399(5) of the United Kingdom–European Union Trade and Co-operation Agreement; and what…10 Nov 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersMy Lords, on 12 July the Foreign Secretary wrote to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, giving notice that with effect from 26 February 2022 the UK would denounce…10 Nov 2021HANSARDStatus of Workers Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…10 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Blower. I support all the amendments that have been advanced today because they all have the object of protecting the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy Lords, given the multiple failures of organs of the state revealed in the Grenfell Tower inquiry—through failure to implement the findings of coroners’ inquests, failures of…18 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I rise to make a short point. The Treasury estimate is that the Government will save £5 billion next year by this change. That is to be added to the £6 billion that they…13 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I add my compliments on the maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst. I had the pleasure of knowing him at the Bar. He will be a great asset to your Lordships’…14 Sept 2021HANSARDStatus of Workers Bill [HL]My Lords, Covid-19 has highlighted many of the failings in the law of the workplace in the UK. Working people have found that their workplace rights have not secured their jobs,…10 Sept 2021HANSARDStatus of Workers Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for and humbled by the support around the House for the Second Reading of the Bill. I am grateful to all speakers who have contributed, particularly the…10 Sept 2021HANSARDStatus of Workers Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.10 Sept 2021HANSARDNHS: Nursing WorkforceDoes the Minister accept that the most important mechanism for retaining nursing staff in the NHS is by improving their wages, terms and conditions, and that the best way of doing…08 Sept 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for the clarity of his introduction and express my intense pleasure at being listed to speak between two of my judicial heroes—the noble and learned…07 Sept 2021HANSARDResidential Social Care: StaffMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the best technique for improving and regulating the wages and conditions of those engaged in the sector is through sectoral collective…06 Sept 2021HANSARDElderly Social Care (Insurance) Bill [HL]My Lords, with the greatest respect to the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, this Bill fails to address the crisis properly. Cuts of nearly 40% in government support have driven local…16 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that underreporting may be a consequence of HSE advice? Regulation 9 requires a case of Covid in the workforce to be reported if “attributed to…05 Jul 2021