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HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister and your Lordships. I think we can all agree that this has been a stimulating and valuable debate. I do not know about anyone else, but I have certainly…01 Mar 2024HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.01 Mar 2024HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to propose for your Lordships’ consideration what I believe are urgently needed changes in the law to protect UK workers from gross…01 Mar 2024HANSARDAvanti TrainsOn service levels, do the Government share the concerns of the RMT union about Avanti’s proposals to withdraw cash payments from its catering services? This move shows scant…27 Feb 2024HANSARDNational Minimum WageMy Lords, there is no justification for discriminating against young people under any circumstances. People can join the Army at 16, they can be on the front line at 18 putting…21 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Hospital Waiting TimesMy Lords, a recent study from the Institute of Health Equity at University College London, led by Sir Michael Marmot, reported that between 2011 and 2019—before the pandemic—over…23 Jan 2024HANSARDImprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, the special rapporteur, Dr Alice Edwards, whom I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting last month with the Justice Unions Parliamentary Group, stated forcefully…16 Jan 2024HANSARDConduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, the REC, which supplies agency staff, warns that allowing bosses to bus in strike-breakers risks extending disputes by inflaming tensions between trade unions and…19 Dec 2023HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise to the Lord Speaker and to our new noble Lord, Lord Douglas-Miller, for my phone going off earlier. I have never been so embarrassed in my life. I am…18 Dec 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023My Lords, I declare an interest as a former leader of Unite the Union, which represents ambulance workers and other NHS staff up and down our country. My noble friend Lady Merron…06 Dec 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police ReformMy Lords, the recent increase in the number of massive demonstrations in central London is a positive sign of a politically engaged population. However, they place huge extra…27 Nov 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsMy Lords, I will shock the Minister by thanking him for his support for investment in Vauxhall Ellesmere Port for a new car; it is appreciated. After a challenge by my union,…23 Nov 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to legislate to ensure high standards of workers’ rights.23 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I never thought I would agree with a contribution of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, but I do. This was a deeply disappointing King’s Speech—the first, and quite possibly…13 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Catering Facilities and RAACMy Lords, can the Minister kindly give us an idea of the timing for all facilities to be clear of RAAC? I am particularly thinking of catering, bearing in mind the Minister’s…23 Oct 2023HANSARDJoint Enterprise: Young Black MenTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks of Lord Bellamy on 14 June (HL Deb col 1990), what steps they are taking to address concerns that joint enterprise case law…19 Oct 2023HANSARDJoint Enterprise: Young Black MenThe new data that the Minister mentioned confirms, unfortunately, that young black men are disproportionately affected in joint enterprise prosecutions, as campaigners such as me…19 Oct 2023HANSARDUN General Assembly September 2023My Lords, the Secretary-General of the United Nations has today called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Israel. We need the hostages home safely to their people, and we need to…18 Oct 2023HANSARDEmployers: Fire and Rehire TacticsThe code of practice as published is toothless, unfortunately. It contains no legal obligations on employers and adds only 25% to any compensation, no matter how small it may…14 Sept 2023HANSARDEmployers: Fire and Rehire TacticsWith respect, I will continue. I have been informed that my Bill will not get a Second Reading. Can the Minister explain why the Government seem to be using every trick in the…14 Sept 2023