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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twelfth sitting)On a point of clarity, is it the purpose of the amendment or an unintended consequence of the drafting that it would completely delete the subsection, rather than adding to it? If…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twelfth sitting)I agree with the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester. I appreciate that this is a probing amendment, but I want to talk to its specifics. It appears to me that…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twelfth sitting)I will keep my contribution relatively short, but I did not want to let the clause pass without warmly welcoming its inclusion in the Bill. In a previous life, I worked to…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twelfth sitting)The hon. Gentleman invites to me to say whether I am content. I draw his attention to the fact that the clause removes the single establishment loophole while leaving in place the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am sure it is not. I worked in a retail establishment that did not benefit from trade union representation and that went through consultation, not on redundancy but on a…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for giving way, and I will keep my intervention short, Mr Stringer. We are hearing a lot of grandiose threats when it comes to the economy, and I would…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)I did so this morning, but I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a member of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, as it…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)As I said, I listened closely to the points that Opposition Members made. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester, I will allow the Minister to come back on the specifics of…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)I refer the Committee to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my membership of trade unions. It seems that my thoughts align with those of my hon.…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eighth sitting)It is, as ever, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. As this is my first time speaking today, I draw everyone’s attention to my declaration in the…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesI thank the Secretary of State for the decisive action that he has announced today and for bringing it to us in the House. Nothing can be allowed to jeopardise the progress that…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)I refer the Committee to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my trade union memberships. When the shadow Minister listed the groups upon whom growth…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)Will the hon. Member give way?03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a quick intervention: I am just wondering whether the amendment’s reference to 18 months is another example of the ridiculousness that we were talking about.03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)Well, I agree on my newness, and maybe as I gain more experience, I will encounter more ridiculousness in this place than I already have—in fact, I am sure I will. I wish to speak…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)The shadow Minister invited clarification and an intervention. I do not think that anyone is disputing some of what he says, though we will dispute much. In the context of the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I will speak to these Government amendments collectively, because although they are incredibly technical, we must…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)Does the shadow Minister accept that it is not the fault of the worker either? In fact, the employer has more control over the situation, on balance. On his example of planning…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)I would not agree, which will not surprise the hon. Member. I gently suggest that the number of Government amendments will possibly provide the clarity that he asks for—they will…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)I appreciate that the shadow Minister has said that it is a probing amendment. I wish it was not quite so ridiculous, in all honesty—it is an utter low ball—but I will speak to it…03 Dec 2024