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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillFirst, I am also very grateful to the Minister and his new colleagues for their time during the past couple of weeks. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for his amendment. If…28 Oct 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025My Lords, before I begin, I also add to the general praise for the noble Baroness, Lady Lloyd of Effra, for her excellent maiden speech, and I wish the noble Lord, Lord Stockwood,…23 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentI am grateful to the Minister for her Answer, and I hope it all works. However, earlier this week, the ONS published the latest jobs data, which the Daily Telegraph reported by…16 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce youth unemployment.16 Oct 2025HANSARDCompanies (Directors’ Report) (Payment Reporting) Regulations 2025My Lords, following on from the noble Lord, Lord Fox, so do we. As the Minister rightly outlined, this instrument introduces new requirements for large companies to report…15 Oct 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover CyberattackMy Lords, according to the National Cyber Security Centre’s latest report—and following on from the noble Lord, Lord Fox—in the year to September, there were 18 highly significant…14 Oct 2025HANSARDLimited Liability Partnerships (Application and Modification of Company Law) Regulations 2025My Lords, I, too, am delighted to be able to welcome the Minister back to his place. I should have done so earlier, in the Chamber, but I am very pleased to see him there. I am…10 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover CyberattackMy Lords, as the nature of the threat that we face is evolving and the lines between hostile actors are blurred, do the Government have any plans to centralise verification and…10 Sept 2025HANSARDLabour MarketMy Lords, the Minister just said that salaries are increasing, but starting salaries are at their weakest in years, according to the KPMG and Recruitment and Employment…08 Sept 2025HANSARDSanitary and Phytosanitary MeasuresMy Lords, I will develop a theme that was started by my noble friend in his supplementary question. Given that the UK is ahead of the EU in developing a proportionate regulatory…04 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I also express my gratitude to noble Lords on all sides of the House for their excellent contributions throughout our deliberations on this Bill. Their expertise,…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, is back in his place. It is always a pleasure to be on the receiving end of his wit and repartee. He will be very pleased to know…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, on balance, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Goddard. I will speak to Amendments 148, 149A, 149ZA and 150 standing in my name and that of my noble…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, there is really very little to say, but obviously I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf of Dulwich, for bringing forward this very thoughtful and necessary amendment.…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI would like to test the opinion of the House.23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, that was a fascinating debate. I am not a lawyer either, but I was very taken by the arguments made by the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Haslemere, which I thought were…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, time and again we hear about workplace democracy from the Government Benches, and then they introduce this. So yes, I would like to test the opinion of the House.23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 135 to 143, all in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral. When this power first appeared in the Bill, the Minister in the…21 Jul 2025