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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Jobs MarketMy Lords, a near-record number of people are in employment. This has been driven by a fall in economic inactivity, which is now at its lowest rate since 2023. For people in work,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom Jobs MarketI thank the noble Lord for his question. I am afraid I will repeat myself: a great deal of it will be delivered through the industrial strategy White Paper. We are looking at the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe of Epsom, for his amendment and I hope, perhaps, that the lack of contributions means that we will make some good progress in Committee today.10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillFor the sake of brevity and time and all of us staying awake, I will undertake to write to the noble Baroness. Finally, Clause 72 seeks to reverse the effect of Section 10 of the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWith respect, there are definitely elements in the group of amendments we are talking about that relate to the 2016 Act. I was simply setting out the context for my remarks.…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Sharpe of Epsom and Lord Goddard of Stockport, and my noble friends Lord Hutton of Furness and Lord Hendy for tabling amendments on the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am very happy with that and I apologise if I have misunderstood the point that the noble Baroness was trying to make. This has been a fascinating debate but, in the interests of…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillFor what it is worth, my experience of working in businesses is that most employers, large or small, understand the importance to the nuts and bolts of economic growth and…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI will try to address those points now. Of course we care whether reps, when undertaking any role—whether it is health and safety, learning, or workplace negotiation—comply with…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Jackson of Peterborough and Lord Sharpe of Epsom, for their amendments relating to the provision of facilities to trade union officials and…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillNo, the noble Baroness got it right.10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillOn the noise from a sedentary position, I mean in numerical terms, if not in substantive debate. As the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe of Epsom, just outlined, Amendment 213AA seeks to…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe point remains that there was not a threshold mandate for the few referendums that we have had. I maintain my point that ballots and elections are not really analogous, and…10 Jun 2025HANSARDOfficial Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I respectfully remind the House it is a firm convention that the House normally rises around 10 pm on Mondays to Wednesdays unless there has been some other…09 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI was going to mention it later, but I reassure the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor, that existing data protection legislation will continue to apply. I do not want to say that…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate on this group, and in particular I thank the noble Lords, Lord Jackson of Peterborough and Lord Sharpe of Epsom, the…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, my reputation seems to precede me on this amendment. I am very grateful to my noble friend Lord Faulkner of Worcester for tabling Amendment 201 and have enjoyed a slight…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI assume my civil servants understand that I probably know the answer to that question—they might be right, or they may be wrong. To cast my mind to the inner workings of…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am happy to write to the noble Lord with more detail, but this is one of things that will be set out in regulation following extensive consultation. I go back to the original…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, for his amendment concerning the licensing of employment businesses. I join the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, in saying how…05 Jun 2025