Trade Union Bill
Debate between Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent and Chris Stephens
Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Chris Stephens
It also shows complete ignorance of the principle of solidarity. Many of the people who are affected by industrial action, as the hon. Member for Hertsmere (Oliver Dowden) described, will be fellow trade union members.
Ruth Smeeth (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab)
Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the average time lost to strike action last year was less than a third of a second per member of the workforce?
Chris Stephens
Yes, and that evidence also came out in Committee. What is the great industrial chaos in this country that means that the Government need to intervene? There is none—