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HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention— [ Interruption. ] I did not quite catch what the hon. Member for Glasgow East was saying from a sedentary position. My hon. Friend…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)As drafted, the Bill is weaker, and that is why we are replacing the provisions with a duty in all these areas, in order to strengthen the requirement. Whether, in some such…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Clause 10 specifies that in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, proceedings relating to offences under the Bill will be prosecuted by the Secretary of State. In practice, the…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I do speak for the Government but, on the specifics of what BEIS has been up to, I urge the hon. Member to speak to a BEIS Minister. But I do understand the broad thrust of his…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I will write to the hon. Member for Easington on the specific issue of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill. I will start now by saying that there have been some…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)My hon. Friend is right; that is exactly what I referred to following the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Dover. We have the provisions under clause 9(3) and those…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The Bill states that “a harbour authority may not refuse access to a harbour— (a) in cases of force majeure ; (b) where there are overriding safety concerns; (c) where there is a…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I thank my right hon. Friend for his generous assessment of my ability to describe the Bill’s provisions. Government amendments 32 to 34 redefine the circumstances in which…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I rise to speak to the Government amendments, the Opposition amendments, clauses 7 and 8 and Government new clauses 2 to 4. As drafted, clause 7 empowers a harbour authority to…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My understanding is that it is for the whole year. The schedules for these operators are based on a whole year; it is very rare that they are not. These are big operations that do…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 13, in clause 7, page 5, line 8, leave out subsections (1) to (4). This is the first of a number of amendments and new clauses which, taken together,…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. I will come to the broader concerns around port hopping that hon. Members have raised at previous stages. We do not think it will be an…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)As currently drafted, clause 3 confers on harbour authorities the powers to provide that the operator of a service within scope of the Bill provides a national minimum wage…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 3, page 2, line 3, leave out subsections (1) to (3) and insert— “(1) Subsection (2) applies where a harbour authority has reasonable grounds…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I will happily write to the hon. Gentleman before Report with any further details. For the reasons I have set out, we cannot accept amendment 67, but I do understand the concern…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I thank hon. Members and welcome the spirit of amendment 58, which aims to provide urgent welfare facilities when they are needed. The Government believe, however, that those…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Members on both sides of the Committee are raising a similar issue about welfare. As an additional safeguard, the Secretary of State has the power to direct a harbour authority…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Sorry, could I ask the hon. Member what the disproportionate risk was in reference to?17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Part of the issue here is that we are trying to address the national minimum wage equivalence. This is beyond normal UK territorial extent, which is the issue at stake here, which…17 Jan 2023HANSARDDartford-Thurrock Crossing: Annual AccountsUnder regulation 3(1)(d) of the Trunk Road Charging Schemes (Bridges and Tunnels) (Keeping of Accounts) (England) Regulations 2003, annual accounts for the Dartford-Thurrock…12 Jan 2023