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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Leong, for his letter explaining certain matters that were left over from the last day of Committee. The fact that the algebraic…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I join the general praise and congratulations for my noble friend Lady Penn for her Amendment 64. There is not much more for me to say, other than that I echo the…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillIs the Minister really saying that the points that we were making are related only to employers’ bad planning? How on earth are they supposed to plan for natural disasters, floods…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lord Lucas for introducing this group with his Amendment 21A. I could not agree with him more that flexibility is a key part of an…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response to these amendments, but I have to confess that I am disappointed, not simply that the amendment is being rejected but that the…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 65 I shall speak also to Amendments 65A and 67. Amendment 65 is necessary because it lies at the very heart of the nature of the work that is…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe Minister is relying a great deal on the fabled consultation that we are going to have. Can we have some idea of when that consultation is likely to take place? Can I suggest…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his detailed introduction to the amendments in this group. As he was speaking, I thought that he had inadvertently highlighted the mind-boggling…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 283 and 327 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Fox. I note that my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral has dealt with the purpose clause in…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, Amendments 3, 6 and 17 stand in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Hunt. Before turning to the detail, I would like to frame the debate in its proper context. At…29 Apr 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ramsey of Wall Heath, but I am afraid I have some philosophical reservations about aspects of the Bill, in particular…23 Apr 2025HANSARDAudit, Reporting and Governance AuthorityMy Lords, can the Government provide assurances that the powers granted to ARGA will not create an overly burdensome regulatory environment that discourages investment in the UK?31 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill: ProductivityMy Lords, at Second Reading last week, I asked the Minister to name one company—apart from the four that are routinely trotted out by the Government—that is supportive of this…31 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I join in thanking the Minister for her introduction, and, of course, in praising and commending the speeches of the four maiden speakers today: the noble Baronesses,…27 Mar 2025HANSARDOverseas Companies: UK-registered SubsidiariesI am grateful to the Minister for his Answer. I agree that it is essential that transparency is key to all of this, especially in the defence and security sectors, where I am sure…17 Mar 2025HANSARDOverseas Companies: UK-registered SubsidiariesTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they provide support or advice to companies domiciled overseas who have set up a UK-registered subsidiary through which to bid for public…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank all previous speakers in this shortish but interesting debate. I will not go through the whole preamble; I note that the National Minimum Wage (Amendment)…17 Mar 2025HANSARDUS Steel and Aluminium TariffsI thank the Minister for her Answer, and I am pleased to hear about the steps she is taking. To move on slightly, I was pleased to hear that the Prime Minister acknowledged,…12 Mar 2025