To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of labour inspectors required to enforce new employment rights measures in each of the next three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of labour inspectors required to enforce new employment rights measures in each of the next three years.

Lords motion to approve. Amendment to regret debated and withdrawn. Original motion agreed to on question.

Lords motion to approve. Amendment to regret debated and withdrawn. Original motion agreed to on question.

My Lords, before I kick off, I am sure all noble Lords will want to join me in wishing the England team good luck and all the very best wishes for tonight’s match.

I note the regret amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and I will address the points...

My Lords, before I kick off, I am sure all noble Lords will want to join me in wishing the England team good luck and all the very best wishes for tonight’s match.

I note the regret amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and I will address the points...

Moved by

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Moved by

Lord Hunt of Wirral

My Lords, I start by echoing the Minister’s wish for every possible success tonight for the English team. I also declare my own

interests as set out in the register, in particular as a partner in the global commercial law firm DAC Beachcroft and an honorary bencher of the Inner...

My Lords, I start by echoing the Minister’s wish for every possible success tonight for the English team. I also declare my own

interests as set out in the register, in particular as a partner in the global commercial law firm DAC Beachcroft and an honorary bencher of the Inner...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for getting the old team together. I was missing the Employment Rights Bill, which had been such an important part of my life, so it is always good to get a refresh.

On UK employment tribunal waiting times—a point that...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for getting the old team together. I was missing the Employment Rights Bill, which had been such an important part of my life, so it is always good to get a refresh.

On UK employment tribunal waiting times—a point that...

My Lords, I will be speedy. First, I thank both noble Lords for their thoughtful contributions, which I respect. I will address the point that the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, made about the review of Section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999. The noble Lord is absolutely right: we...

My Lords, I will be speedy. First, I thank both noble Lords for their thoughtful contributions, which I respect. I will address the point that the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, made about the review of Section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999. The noble Lord is absolutely right: we...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox. We are speaking, as we did several times during the passage of the Employment Rights Act, with one voice, and that voice tonight has met with a response from the Minister that still requires a whole range of actions to be...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox. We are speaking, as we did several times during the passage of the Employment Rights Act, with one voice, and that voice tonight has met with a response from the Minister that still requires a whole range of actions to be...

I was planning to write a letter on that very subject, because I felt that it was not necessarily due in this debate, so there is a letter heading in the Minister’s direction on the right to accompany. I appreciate the noble Lord raising that.

I was planning to write a letter on that very subject, because I felt that it was not necessarily due in this debate, so there is a letter heading in the Minister’s direction on the right to accompany. I appreciate the noble Lord raising that.

That is another demonstration that the Opposition speak with one voice. It is now up to the Minister to answer, but in the meantime, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

That is another demonstration that the Opposition speak with one voice. It is now up to the Minister to answer, but in the meantime, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

My Lords, it is a pleasure to open this first group of amendments in our debates in Committee on the Bill, not least because I was unable to speak at Second Reading. I was physically present but mentally less so, as I had just arrived back on a red-eye flight...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to open this first group of amendments in our debates in Committee on the Bill, not least because I was unable to speak at Second Reading. I was physically present but mentally less so, as I had just arrived back on a red-eye flight...

Once implemented, the Employment Rights Act will raise the minimum floor of employment rights, raise living standards across the country and level the playing field for those businesses who are engaged in good practices. There are clear, evidence-based benefits of government action through the Act. Not acting would mean a...

Once implemented, the Employment Rights Act will raise the minimum floor of employment rights, raise living standards across the country and level the playing field for those businesses who are engaged in good practices. There are clear, evidence-based benefits of government action through the Act. Not acting would mean a...

My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection) (Kate Dearden MP) has today made the following statement.

Once implemented, the Employment Rights Act will raise the minimum floor of employment rights, raise living standards across the country and level the playing field for those...

My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection) (Kate Dearden MP) has today made the following statement.

Once implemented, the Employment Rights Act will raise the minimum floor of employment rights, raise living standards across the country and level the playing field for those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that UK fashion brands comply with labour standards in their global supply chains; and what enforcement mechanisms are in place to address violations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that UK fashion brands comply with labour standards in their global supply chains; and what enforcement mechanisms are in place to address violations.

Consideration of Lords message. Lords amendment 120N to Commons amendment 120G and their amendments 120P to 120S to Commons amendment 120H, disagreed to on division (311 votes to 96). Motion that a Committee be appointed to draw up a Reason to be assigned to the Lords for insisting on disagreement to Lords amendment 120N to Commons amendment 120G and Lords amendments 120P to 120S to Commons amendment 120H. Agreed to on question. Reason reported and communicated to the Lords.

Consideration of Lords message. Lords amendment 120N to Commons amendment 120G and their amendments 120P to 120S to Commons amendment 120H, disagreed to on division (311 votes to 96). Motion that a Committee be appointed to draw up a Reason to be assigned to the Lords for insisting on disagreement...

I beg to move,

That this House disagrees with the Lords in their amendment 120N to Commons amendment 120G and their amendments 120P to 120S to Commons amendment 120H.

I am returning for the fourth time to the consideration of Lords amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. The Bill will bring employment...

I beg to move,

That this House disagrees with the Lords in their amendment 120N to Commons amendment 120G and their amendments 120P to 120S to Commons amendment 120H.

I am returning for the fourth time to the consideration of Lords amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. The Bill will bring employment...

Which British company offers unlimited compensation for unfair dismissal? What message does this measure send to companies that can locate well-paid staff anywhere in the world?

Which British company offers unlimited compensation for unfair dismissal? What message does this measure send to companies that can locate well-paid staff anywhere in the world?