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HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThank you very much for that clarification, Madam Deputy Speaker. My hon. Friend makes a really interesting point about unemployment.22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI would be interested to see that list. As I said, we want to make sure that we can tackle that early basis, which I outlined earlier. As I said, we are considering fire and…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI have 15 minutes; I will give way in a second. The third area was whether fire and rehire is being used deliberately to break continuity of service, to restrict access to…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI will cover that as I continue with my remarks. I am not sure that we should equate child labour with fire and rehire, but I will develop that argument.22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy hon. Friend is right that good work should be done collaboratively by employers and employees, with Members of Parliament leaning into that as well. That is what happened in…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI will not for a minute, because I want to make some progress. It is right and proper, however, that we consider the evidence before we act, rather than just jabbing our finger,…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI think it depends on which employer. We are trying to make sure that we can root out bad employers who fail to understand that investing in their workforce and respecting their…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThank you for that clarification, Madam Deputy Speaker. Indeed, I think Members from both sides of the House are taking advantage of the Tea Room, because both sides are lighter…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Lady raises very important points about the situation facing ethnic minority employees, but that is why we are acting. It is why we sought quantitative evidence from…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy hon. Friend is right. We heard another accusation, in relation to whether or not those on this side of the House are uncaring when it comes to workers’ rights. What it boils…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head. What we have on this side of the House is the expertise that we are bringing to bear to try and solve the problem, rather than just…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have heard about reaching for primary legislation. We have had a very reasonable debate which, as I have said, was opened in a very…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Member talks about being unambiguous and says that we are refusing to legislate. As we heard from my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller),…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) on securing the Second Reading of his private Member’s Bill and on the way in which he has engaged with both sides…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillWe published the “Good work plan”, in which we accepted many of Matthew Taylor’s reviews, but we did not have to wait for an employment Bill to begin progress on this. We have…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We are taking proportionate and appropriate action on the issue of fire and rehire, but that must avoid any course of action that runs the risk…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI raised it as an interesting point. I do not underestimate the stress, and I will cover that later when I talk about the solution we have come up with. It was a resolution, but…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI am sorry if the hon. Member feels that I have been here for years. I think I have been here for only 18 or 19 months, but it does seem like years, so perhaps I am boring for…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy hon. Friend, typically, is absolutely right. One of the unintended consequences of the Bill is that it adds extra layers within the process. It risks adding pressure on the…22 Oct 2021HANSARDDraft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021
Draft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021.20 Oct 2021