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HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023My Lords—06 Dec 2023HANSARDDestitution: Low Median WageTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to address the UK’s low median wage and its contribution to the level of destitution presently under consideration…23 Nov 2023HANSARDDestitution: Low Median WageI thank the Minister for her Answer. While extortionate price increases have recently moderated, the real value of wages has been static since 2007—a nominal 6.2% increase in…23 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, 67 million people live in the United Kingdom. Of them, 35 million, just over half, are workers—30 million employees and 5 million self-employed. In the King’s Speech,…13 Nov 2023HANSARDDeath of a Member: Lord JudgeMy Lords, I had the privilege of knowing Igor for just short of 40 years. We first met in that bitter industrial dispute, the miners’ strike of 1984 to 1985, in the raft of…09 Nov 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, in form, this skeleton legislation with its Henry VIII powers defies every legislative principle, as the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, the Secondary…20 Jul 2023HANSARDTrade Unions: Skilled Professional Graduate WorkersMy Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, on securing this debate and on his eloquent opening speech, and the noble Baroness, Lady Swinburne, on her…06 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all those who have spoken in this short debate, which I will not prolong. I will indeed withdraw the amendment, but there is one point which I would…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 42 I will speak also to Amendments 45, 48 and 85 in the unavoidable absence of my noble friends Lord Davies and Lord Woodley. I have added my name to…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill28 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyMy Lords, one aspect of safety in schools is fire safety. I declare an interest as a vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Fire Safety and Rescue Group. In 2007, draft…20 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I doubt very much whether the will of the people was to remove the rights of working people. I doubt very much whether those who voted for Brexit voted to remove the…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 50, as well as Amendment 51, which bears my name. Amendment 51 is an elaboration of Amendment 50, so I will speak only to Amendment 50. I endorse…15 May 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, it would be churlish not to acknowledge that we appreciate what this amendment will do.26 Apr 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendments 4 and 5. I will be brief and speak only about Amendment 5. The purpose of the proposed new Section 234E is objectionable, for all the…26 Apr 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe Minister raises Section 146 of the 1992 Act, which protects against detriment on union grounds, as he rightly says. But “union grounds” means either union membership or union…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI am sorry but I did not quite understand the Minister. I can see that dismissal for refusing to comply with a work notice might be a matter of last resort for the employer, but…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 33 and 34. I share my noble friend Lord Collins’s outrage at this proposal. It is one thing to set minimum service levels and another thing…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI just say to the noble Baroness that there is nothing wrong with conformity being voluntary. The whole basis of the ILO jurisprudence is that minimum service levels and…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, at the risk of saying what I said earlier, if this amendment is not accepted by the Government, that presents a problem to the whole House as to what is to be done about…23 Mar 2023