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HANSARD Employment Rights BillIf the hon. Lady supported Lords amendment 1, the catering worker would have a right to request, and could get the certainty she requires. The amendment would very much offer that…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillNo, I do not think so. Forty-eight hours is a reasonable amount of notice in any sector. That is the kind of notice that enables, for example, parents to rearrange childcare, or…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI understand the hon. Lady’s point, but a fellow qualified accountant would be better able to advise somebody facing a disciplinary than an official from a general trade union,…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillAs someone with a long history of having to arrange childcare at short notice, I am well aware of the limitations that needing to arrange childcare presents, particularly for…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The current framework for whistleblowing applies only if somebody has lost their job. It does not address the duty on businesses to follow up…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillNo, I do not. I think that people should have the freedom not to join a trade union if that is what they wish, not least because their trade union contributions might go to a…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillAs the hon. Gentleman and the hon. Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray) have said, that has not been a requirement for professional bodies, but if we create…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am slightly surprised to be referred to as “hon. Friend”, not least because I am probably going to disagree with the hon. Gentleman. To undertake such massive action, including…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am happy to take another intervention.15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI think the point that the hon. Gentleman is making is that people who did not express a view either way should be counted as voting against. What I am saying is that in order to…15 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I know that he has many residents from Hong Kong in Carshalton and Wallington, and I really hope that the Minister will take on board…08 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainMy hon. Friend is exactly right. This is not just about the residents themselves; it is also about their employers, the places that they work and the wider economy. My residents…08 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate the hon. Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) on his excellent opening remarks and welcome the…08 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe Liberal Democrats welcome the Bill as a first step to giving the House of Lords a greater democratic mandate and entrenching its valuable role within the constitution and…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but I entirely disagree with him about the banter ban. The Liberal Democrats agree with the concerns expressed in the motion…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorMy hon. Friend is exactly right. That is why this jobs tax has been so damaging, not just to the hospitality sector but to the many people who rely on the sector for flexible work…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorWell, I think I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He is, of course, absolutely right about the cost of energy and the difficulties that it presents for businesses up and…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorMy hon. Friend gives a striking example of exactly what I was saying about the pressures faced by the hospitality sector. He is absolutely right that the Chancellor needs to hear…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorThe economic landscape is extremely difficult for many businesses and industries, and hospitality is one of the sectors facing the most acute challenges. Pubs, restaurants, cafés…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorYes.03 Sept 2025