(1 year, 11 months ago)
Lords ChamberMy Lords, will the noble Lord give way? There is only one question that he can ask in each Question.
As I said, we had a referendum on the subject, and we are no longer members of the EU. The Social Charter no longer applies to the UK. As I further said, we have some of the highest labour standards in the world, way in excess of the minimum standards of many states of the European Union. Many other member states of the European Union also have minimum service levels in their law—this is not unprecedented.