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HANSARDEmployment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, limb (b) workers, which this instrument relates to, can be found in any sector, but, as we have heard, they are particularly common in the gig economy. The TUC estimates…27 Apr 2021HANSARDInternational Accounting Standards (Delegation of Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021This instrument delegates current functions of the Secretary of State in relation to international accounting standards to a new UK accounting standards Endorsement Board, making…27 Apr 2021HANSARDAudit and Corporate GovernanceMy Lords, further to the question of my noble friend Lord McKenzie, can the Minister confirm that any annual report on the state of the City, as proposed in the report of the…23 Mar 2021HANSARDAdministration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021My Lords, as we have heard, this instrument proposes changes to address concerns about pre-packs. In the current context of the pandemic and a potential wave of insolvencies, we…22 Mar 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Change of Expiry Date) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Sikka and the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, for their contributions to this debate, and I thank the Minister for introducing the new…18 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Reporting Council (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this and my noble friends Lord Davies and Lord Sikka for their comments, particularly the comment made by my noble friend Lord…18 Mar 2021HANSARDGlobal Navigation Satellite SystemFollowing on from the questions from my noble friends Lord West and Lord Stevenson, does OneWeb have a proven PNT capability? How is the Cabinet Office-led review progressing, who…10 Mar 2021HANSARDSpace IndustryMy Lords, from Labour’s Front Bench I welcome the noble Lords, Lord Parker and Lord Johnson, who spoke earlier, and I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Frost, who we will hear from in…04 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I will make some brief comments and have some questions to follow. When I reread last year’s debate on this statutory instrument, it was interesting to note that the…01 Mar 2021HANSARDUber: Supreme Court RulingThe Supreme Court ruling of 19 February was a good day for workers in the gig economy and an embarrassing one for the Government. It has taken four years to get this ruling, with…01 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillI will be brief. Framing this debate has proved to be difficult because, quite rightly, the Government and the Opposition are focused on dealing with the pandemic, and therefore…06 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, for their support for this amendment. I also thank the Minister for his honesty in pointing out our…06 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade Bill06 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillI thank the Minister and other noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, in particular my noble friends Lord Hain, Lord Hendy and Lady Blower for their contributions on…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, like others, I regret that the Committee stage of the Trade Bill has to take place in a Covid-secure manner—our new normal—and I look forward to when we can all return…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade Bill29 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, if we did not know it before, we now know that this will be an important issue, and it might go on for a little while. I do not intend to delay progress with a lengthy…10 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, thanks are due in particular to the noble Lords, Lord Hain, Lord Wigley, Lord Foulkes and Lord Grocott, for speaking to this amendment. Between them, they made the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill10 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill08 Sept 2020