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HANSARDUK Car Production Since 2016I appreciate my noble friend’s point on this subject. We are committed to our targets, and it is absolutely right to achieve net zero by the date we have set. I am glad that he…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Car Production Since 2016I thank the noble and gallant Lord for his point. I am glad he agrees with us that our brains are our best defence. I see around this House many good examples of that. I would…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Car Production Since 2016I greatly appreciate the pressing on this point. It is essential that we have strong battery manufacture capability in this country if we are to have an automotive industry. Do…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Car Production Since 2016I am grateful, as always, for the prompting on the importance of achieving net zero and sustainability over the next so many years. I draw this House’s attention to the broadness…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Car Production Since 2016I greatly appreciate the noble Baroness for drawing this to my attention; I am afraid that I was unaware of government investment in Korean car production, so maybe we can follow…14 Mar 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsI enjoyed that question because it bites into my time for answering questions, so I thank the noble Baroness. It is very relevant to realise that this Government have invested a…06 Mar 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsI appreciate the noble Lord’s point. It is an incredibly important sector, and the approximately 1.5 million people who work in it are to be cherished and celebrated. The…06 Mar 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsI thank my noble friend for that question. I saw that article myself and I was surprised by it. It is not for me to comment on the tour practices of the Old Lady of Threadneedle…06 Mar 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsI thank the noble Lord for raising this matter, and I think it right that we look at employment rights. He asks what is coming round the corner, and I will tell him: the Neonatal…06 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank noble Lords for their valuable contributions in today’s debate. I particularly appreciated the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, about my responses on the OQ…06 Mar 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsOver the past year, we have proven our commitment to supporting workers across the UK by raising the national living wage to its highest rate yet. The Government are supporting…06 Mar 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsI thank the noble Lord for that point and for the extraordinarily high level of collaboration we engaged in last week when we were doing exactly this: bringing in protections for…06 Mar 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsI am grateful to my noble friend for that question. I am afraid this is not my department, but I would be delighted to come back to her with a Written Answer.06 Mar 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsI thank the noble Earl for that point. Hospitality has been an important focus for this Government, which is why we are introducing the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill, an…06 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Lennie. I try to answer all the questions, but there is always one that I miss. Enforcement is very important and all businesses are…06 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023.06 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, the purpose of these regulations, which were laid before the House on 30 January 2023, is to raise the national living wage and the national minimum wage rates on 1…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThat the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 and 2, Schedules 1 and 2, Clauses 3 and 4, Title.06 Mar 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsI thank my noble friend for raising that point. It is important that we work collaboratively, and my department does meet regularly with the unions in terms of trade advisory…06 Mar 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsThis is important, because if you do not have a strong economy, you cannot deliver the sorts of benefits this country needs and the strength of pay, which is the most important…06 Mar 2023