Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HL) on Monday, 16 June 2025, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch and Lord Leong. The answering members were Lord Hunt of Wirral and Lord Sharpe of Epsom.

Employment Rights Bill

Lords committee stage ninth day. Clause 87 agreed to. Schedule 7, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 88 to 90 agreed to. (Part 2 of 2).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 846 cc1843-1890
Session: 2024-26
Department: Department for Business and Trade
Legislative stage: Committee stage
Procedure: New clauses
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Employment Rights Bill 2024-26. Brought from the Commons
Friday, 14 March 2025
Bills
House of Lords; Employment Rights Bill
Monday, 16 June 2025
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2025-0415
Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Hunt of Wirral | 846 c1843 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Hunt of Wirral
263: After Clause 86, insert the following new Clause—; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 846 cc1843-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, Amendments 263 and 330 standing in my name require the Secretary of State to conduct a ...; Baroness Coffey | 846 c1845 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the reason I support the amendment is that it links making sure we get the consultation...; Baroness Verma | 846 cc1845-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I just want to intervene very briefly as well. I have raised numerous times that I worr...; Lord Leigh of Hurley | 846 c1846 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, likewise, I have spent the last 40 years advising SME businesses—not always with succes...; Lord Leong | 846 cc1846-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed. I will pick up the points that the noble Baron...; Baroness Verma | 846 c1847 (Link to this contribution)
Can the Minister tell me what percentage of the consultation was among BME businesses?; Lord Leong | 846 cc1847-8 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the noble Baroness for her question. I do not have the figure, but I will find it out and...; Lord Leigh of Hurley | 846 c1848 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister clarify something? In relation to the jolly reception he went to on the Terrace...; Lord Leong | 846 c1848 (Link to this contribution)
I would not say all, but most of them were members of B Corporations.; Baroness Noakes | 846 c1848 (Link to this contribution)
Further to that point, will the Minister clarify whether he is talking about medium-sized compani...; Lord Leong | 846 c1848 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the noble Baroness for her question. I am very clear about micro-businesses, medium-sized...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 846 cc1848-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am disappointed that the Minister does not wish to engage in responding positively to...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 846 c1849 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
263ZA: Clause 87, page 107, line 12, at end insert—
...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 846 cc1849-1852 (Link to this contribution)
I will speak to Amendments 263ZA, 263ZB, 263B, 263C and 271ZA in my name. I will also briefly ref...; Lord Carter of Haslemere | 846 cc1852-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 263A and 279ZZA, which in content are quite closely connecte...; Baroness Noakes | 846 cc1855-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the amendments just spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Haslemere, are clearly ...; Lord Londesborough | 846 cc1857-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I rise to speak to two amendments in this group, 270 and 279, which are both under the ...; Baroness Coffey | 846 cc1858-1860 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, jumping to Clause 92, I shall start by addressing Amendment 271ZZB in my name. It refer...; Lord Stoneham of Droxford | 846 cc1859-1861 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my noble friend Lord Goddard is disappointed that he is unable to speak on this group t...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 846 cc1861-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have tabled amendments in this group, all of which...; Baroness Verma | 846 c1864 (Link to this contribution)
I want to ask the Minister a question. It may be that I have missed the answer, although I have t...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 846 cc1864-5 (Link to this contribution)
I did cover that, but now I have forgotten what my answer was. I will write to the noble Baroness...; Lord Carter of Haslemere | 846 c1865 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful for what the Minister said in response to my amendments. I think she said that...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 846 c1865 (Link to this contribution)
I said earlier in my contribution that the letters of appointment made to these people will spell...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 846 cc1866-7 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the Minister for her extensive answer and to my noble friends Lady Noakes a...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 846 c1867 (Link to this contribution)
Just before we move on, I wanted to clarify to the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, that I have now fo...; Lord Davies of Brixton | 846 cc1867-8 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Davies of Brixton
264: Schedule 7, page 262, line 27, at end insert—; Lord Davies of Brixton | 846 cc1868-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a real pleasure to come on to the subject of pensions at 10.30 pm. However, I kno...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 846 c1869 (Link to this contribution)
I always have tremendous respect for the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, in particular his kn...; Lord Leong | 846 c1869 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for his contribution, and my noble friend Lord Davie...; Lord Davies of Brixton | 846 c1869 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my noble friend the Minister for his remarks. I am unpersuaded but, at this stage, I beg ...; Baroness Coffey | 846 c1870 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Coffey
264ZA: Schedule 7, page 262, line 29, leave out paragraph 27...; Baroness Coffey | 846 c1870 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we are now considering Schedule 7, which is the scope of the legislation that the enfor...; Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 846 c1870 (Link to this contribution)
I advise the Committee that if this amendment were agreed to, it would not be possible for me to ...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 846 cc1870-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Coffey for her amendment in this group and for her introdu...; Lord Leong | 846 cc1871-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, for tabling Amendment 264ZA, which concerns th...; Baroness Coffey | 846 c1873 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for that comprehensive response to my amendment. To be candid, if that had b...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 846 c1873 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
264A: Schedule 7, page 262, line 32, leave out ...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 846 cc1874-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I beg to move Government Amendment 264A, and will speak to Government Amendments 265A, ...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 846 c1875 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister not only for her speech but for the briefing she held for all Peer...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 846 c1876 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord that in good legislative processes it is not ideal to have ...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 846 c1876 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
265A: Schedule 7, page 263, line 3, leave out “...; Baroness Coffey | 846 c1876 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Coffey
266A: Schedule 7, page 264, line 21, leave out paragraph (b)...; Baroness Coffey | 846 cc1876-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will also speak to Amendments 267ZA, 267AA and 267AB in my name in this group. Schedu...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 846 cc1877-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Coffey for her amendments that comprise this group, and I ...; Lord Leong | 846 cc1878-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, for Amendment 266A, 267ZA, 267AA and 267AB.; Baroness Coffey | 846 c1879 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for his response. I am interested in his answer that, “Oh, well, they are al...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 846 cc1879-1880 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Hunt of Wirral
267A: Clause 89, page 108, line 17, leave out paragraph ...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 846 cc1880-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, these amendments address important gaps in the Bill, ensuring fairness, clarity and acc...; Baroness Noakes | 846 c1881 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have Amendment 272 in this group. When an Act of Parliament creates rights and duties...; Baroness Coffey | 846 c1882 (Link to this contribution)
I will speak to Amendments 272B and 272C in this group in the name of my noble friend Lord Jackso...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 846 cc1882-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Sharpe and Lord Jackson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Noa...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 846 c1883 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Noakes for providing an important guardrail: the idea that...; Baroness Coffey | 846 c1883 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Coffey
267AC: Clause 90, page 108, line 38, at end insert—
“(...; Baroness Coffey | 846 c1885 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 267BA, 267BB and 267D in my name. This is where we get...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 846 cc1885-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 267B, 267C and 268A standing in my name, and I also thank m...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 846 cc1887-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for tabling these amendments. I will begin by addressi...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 846 c1889 (Link to this contribution)
My noble friend Lady Coffey and I raised the increasing statistical irrelevance of the trade unio...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 846 c1889 (Link to this contribution)
I thought I covered those points. As I said, we anticipate that the advisory board will have nine...; Baroness Coffey | 846 c1890 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we heard from the Minister justification for keeping it as it is, but I reiterate the p...
Subjects: Conditions of employment Employment Tribunals Service Enforcement Ministerial powers Public appointments Workplace pensions Trade unions Small businesses Henry VIII clauses Fair Work Agency
Legislation: Employment Rights Bill 2024-26
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Employment Rights Bill

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