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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the noble Lord. This impact assessment will continue. I will be mentioning later in my speech that there will be further impact assessments. Regarding his specific point…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Hunt, Lord Fox and Lord Londesborough, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Fox and Lady Stowell, for their contributions, and thank the noble…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillFirst, I did not say “little heads”. It is important that we continue to have conversations with stakeholders. Most noble Lords know, and I am sure the noble Baroness knows, that…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this group of amendments with such passion. The noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, together with the noble Lords, Lord Sharpe and…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the noble Lord for that, but IKEA is pretty supportive of the overall intention of the Bill and of the national minimum wage, which is obviously outside the scope of the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the noble Lord for that. I might turn that around and say that, if I am looking for a job, I have a choice of big or small companies. I am taking a chance and a risk…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the noble Baroness for her question, which I have written down. In response to an earlier grouping, my noble friend the Minister said that the Government would publish…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI take the noble Lord’s point, but I am sure he will appreciate that, when he was a Minister, a number of statutory instruments were placed before the House and we had every…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the noble Baroness. I will not hold the House for too long, because I think the dinner break is coming up, but I will obviously meet up with her to talk further on this.…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank all the noble Lords for their contributions. Some noble Lords raised concerns about the number of amendments tabled by the Government, and I would like to reassure the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I beg to move government Amendment 14 and shall speak also to government Amendments 23, 25, 26, 30, 34, 35, 39, 40, 41 and 45 to 61. I reassure the Committee that these…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the noble Baroness for that. There are other additional responsibilities, not only in terms of HR. A company that sets up needs to have IT support and payroll support. How…29 Apr 2025HANSARDUK-US Trade and TariffsBefore my noble friend answers the noble Lord’s question, I urge all noble Lords to keep their remarks brief and put questions to the Minister rather than making this Statement an…03 Apr 2025HANSARDMathematical SciencesI thank the noble Duke for the question. Maths is now the second most popular subject at A-level; something close to 32% of those taking A-levels are doing maths. We have to…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMathematical SciencesMy noble friend is absolutely right. Most of the graduates at Russell group universities will probably spend more time doing research than those going to the new universities,…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMathematical SciencesMy Lords, the Government are committed to supporting mathematical sciences across the United Kingdom. The Government fund a variety of initiatives to support schools through the…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMathematical SciencesThe noble Lord makes a very interesting point. We have to compete globally for maths graduates, but at the same time we need to have a pipeline of students going through…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMathematical SciencesThe noble Lord makes a very interesting point. We have to get children to be interested in maths, to love maths and not to be scared of maths. We are putting a lot of money…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMathematical SciencesI thank the noble Viscount for that. I am sure he is aware that DSIT supports STEM talent partners; for example, over £100 million of funding has been committed to quantum skills…02 Apr 2025