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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, Amendment 125 in my name speaks to a fundamental principle that we should run through every piece of employment legislation that we consider, and that it is the right of…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am grateful to the Minister for setting out the context in a bit more detail, but I am afraid I am not entirely persuaded. I would like to test the opinion of the House.21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who spoke in this brief debate. I confess that I will have to go back and bone up on my Stanley Baldwin history—I was not expecting that. The…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill21 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 2025HANSARDPost Office Horizon Inquiry: Volume 1My Lords, I will respond to the Government’s Statement and the accompanying Green Paper, Future of Post Office . This marks the first comprehensive review of the network in over…17 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the Government’s intention to protect workers is commendable. We all agree that fairness, dignity and security at work are essential pillars of a just society. However,…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Penn for bringing forward this amendment, which raises matters of genuine importance to families, working parents and, frankly,…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I would like to test the opinion of the House.16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 105, 107 and 159 in my name. On Amendment 105, the Government are well aware that this Bill, in particular Part 1, will have a detrimental…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, he has put up a heroic defence based on a variety of statistics, but is he aware of the latest survey from the ICAEW—the chartered accountants? It…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond for his Amendment 110. What this amendment does is simple but important. It encourages the Secretary of State to ensure…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I cannot let that pass. The noble Lord will know that the FTSE represents mostly foreign earnings. It is not a domestic index.16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, British farmers have been hammered by this Government. Requiring farmers to give guaranteed hours and day one rights on sick pay and unfair dismissal, as well as to make…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jul 2025