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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the Minister for her explanation, although I am not particularly persuaded.10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her explanation of the amendments, particularly the government amendments. However, she argued that this should have been something of the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to express my deep concern about the inclusion of the clause repealing Section 116B of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, and to urge…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 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWe have been making progress.10 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 BillMy Lords, this amendment would introduce necessary and proportionate safeguards to ensure that patient safety, clinical operations and infection control were not compromised by…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I join the general thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Hendy. I thought it was a most interesting introduction and I learned a great deal. I particularly liked the phrase…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her answer. Just to be clear, as I understand it, that means that this aspect of the Bill will not be commenced until consultation…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friends Lady Coffey and Lord Moynihan, and the noble Lords, Lord Goddard and Lord Hutton. I will come back to their amendments…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThat is fair enough; I accept the noble Lord’s point when it comes to general elections but, in effect, this is a referendum, which is usually much more clear-cut.10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, she has had a go at Amazon twice tonight. I wonder whether it might be of interest to her to know that it employs 75,000 people in the UK. No…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond, the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for their amendments in this…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillJust to press the point on the implementation plan, I am sure the Minister saw yesterday that the OECD downgraded growth forecasts for this country. Obviously, it blamed the…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Baroness Coffey for her amendment and for her thorough and comprehensive introduction to it. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate, which has been very interesting. The noble Lord, Lord Hendy, talked at some length about delivering a new…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe Minister is aware, of course, that interest rates are independently managed by the Bank of England.05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillCan I seek a point of clarification on the noble Lord’s clarification, which I am very grateful for? Was his argument that extending and future-proofing—I think those were his…05 Jun 2025