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HANSARD National Minimum Wage EnforcementThe hon. Gentleman makes an important, twofold point. First, on anomalies, ignorance is no defence when it comes to paying the national minimum wage, and secondly, that is where…28 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order 2021. It is a…28 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order 2021I appreciate the spirit in which this debate has taken place and the agreement on the reason for the court case. It is right that the courts were able to consider all the details…28 Apr 2021HANSARD National Minimum Wage EnforcementI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) on securing today’s important debate and, indeed, his tenacity in supporting and representing…28 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI am grateful to hon. and right hon. Members for their contributions and considerations in this debate and others. I will make a couple of brief points in response. The nub of the…28 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendments 11B and 11C. The amendments made in the other place concern what is in effect a reporting requirement to the…28 Apr 2021HANSARD InsolvencyI thank Members for their valuable contributions to this debate—and, indeed, to the other, general debate I seem to have been hearing about coronavirus support beyond the…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentMy hon. Friend works tirelessly for his constituents in Redcar and Cleveland. It is right that he highlights the future prospects of the Post Office and its role and social value…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentWhat I can confirm is that the inquiry will look into the Post Office’s approach and the “who did what” in its approach to the sub-postmasters, because clearly that heavy-handed…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentBecause the evidence is coming forward. There is no point in compelling something that is already coming forward. Having said that, if that changes, our advice and our thoughts…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentMy hon. Friend is right. We have the likes of Ian Ashworth across the country offering social value. People will be interested and want to act as postmasters only if they are…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentI thank the Father of the House for his comments. There is no sense that this inquiry is glossy in any sense. Sir Wyn will get the technical support that he needs to understand…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentNo, indeed. We want to make sure that we can get these answers quickly for sub-postmasters who have already waited up to 20 years for a sense of justice. As I have said, statutory…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentMy hon. Friend raises some interesting points, and we certainly need to reflect on the wider implications of the situation. Clearly, the independent inquiry is addressing the…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentThe right hon. Gentleman talks about unpicking something that happened over 20 years and describes a landmark judgment, then expects it to be dealt with within three days. That…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentBefore we look at wider compensation, I want first to understand and make sure that we can learn the lessons and find out exactly what happened and when. This happened over a…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentThe Department is indeed the single shareholder in the Post Office. This has been going on for so long that we have gone through various models of ownership of the Post Office and…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentMy hon. Friend has been consistent in his campaigning in this area, and what I can say is that we will be ensuring that the Post Office provides fair, consistent and speedy…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentIndeed, it is important that the Post Office engages with all the appellants who have had their convictions quashed. As we are getting those answers, we will work to ensure that…27 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentThis inquiry is getting the co-operation of all those people participating and involved. If that changes, clearly, our advice and view will change, because I agree with the right…27 Apr 2021