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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI will speak to Amendments 263ZA, 263ZB, 263B, 263C and 271ZA in my name. I will also briefly refer to Amendments 268 and 271 tabled by my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond who…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am very grateful to the Minister for her extensive answer and to my noble friends Lady Noakes and Lady Coffey, the noble Lords, Lord Carter of Haslemere, Lord Londesborough and…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Coffey for her amendment in this group and for her introduction. I will speak to Amendments 266 and 267 in my name. These amendments are not…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Coffey for her amendments; they are measured, necessary and principled amendments to Clause 85, which rightly restore a degree of…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Coffey for her amendments that comprise this group, and I speak in support of them. They bring much needed clarity and constitutional…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, as my noble friend Lady Coffey mentioned a short while ago, we have been told by this Government on numerous occasions that growth is their number one priority. Growth,…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her answer, but I have to say that I am unpersuaded. The gist of it was that the certification officer does not have either the responsibility…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 267B, 267C and 268A standing in my name, and I also thank my noble friend Lady Coffey for introducing her amendment, and, of course, my noble…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy noble friend Lady Coffey and I raised the increasing statistical irrelevance of the trade unions. I do not think the Minister addressed that point. She also seemed to write off…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group seek to address gaps in our current legislation by establishing clear exemptions from detriment protections when workers engage in…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his response, and to my noble friends Lady Coffey, Lady Noakes and Lady Lawlor for their comments. I also thank the noble…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support the amendments tabled after Clause 75, which would require the Secretary of State to assess the impact of repealing the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am very grateful to the Minister for his very comprehensive answer, and also to the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, for her comments. I will have to read Hansard very carefully,…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI beg leave to withdraw the amendment.10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, Amendment 215ZA is in my name and seeks to insert a new clause following Clause 56. This amendment would require the Secretary of State to consult relevant stakeholders,…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for his answer, but a little disappointed. His words largely give away why the Government should accept this amendment. I believe he just used the…10 Jun 2025