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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Jul 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendment 150 in the name of my noble friend Lord Hendy, because I think that it is worth taking just a moment to consider the impact of the reduction in union bargaining power that we have seen on ordinary working people in this …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 127 in the name of my noble friend Lord Hendy, but I am conscious that some of my comments may also be relevant to Amendment 125, which I oppose.

According to the latest LFS figures, 6.4 million people hold a union card, making …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I too will be brief. I thought it might be helpful to inject a bit of balance into the debate. Noble Lords might recall that in Committee I spoke of how often there are positive voluntary agreements between employers and unions about access, because everybody recognises that in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I want to take this opportunity to correct what I think has been a mischaracterisation of the TUC briefing, which makes it very clear that the right to be accompanied includes, yes, trade union reps but also workmates. I also want to correct what is a misunderstanding of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Afghanistan

"My Lords, I do not know whether my question is for my noble friend the Minister or for the party opposite. While I can totally understand why an injunction was sought to protect the content of the leak and to protect lives, I would like to understand—perhaps my noble friend …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, it is real pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Kramer and to add my strong support to my noble friend the Minister and the Government’s Amendment 46 on non-disclosure agreements. This will make the UK a world leader in legislation to end the silence around workplace harassment …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Jul 2025
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025

"My Lords—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Jul 2025
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025

"My Lords, I thank my noble friend and the noble Baroness, and I thank the Minister for always listening to different perspectives with respect. We do not have to agree to be able to respect one another.

I support the proscription of the paramilitary and white supremacist IRM—or RIM, as …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 30 Jun 2025
UK Modern Industrial Strategy

"My Lords, I strongly welcome this industrial strategy, alongside the TUC and the CBI. It is about a mission for fair growth and delivering secure, skilled jobs in the parts of the country that need them most. I am also very conscious of the history of industrial policy. I remember …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Jun 2025
UK Extreme Heat

"My Lords, many other countries have the advantage of a maximum working temperature in statute. That has the advantage of being simple and easily understood by workers and employers, especially small employers. Will my noble friend the Minister consider asking colleagues to commission the Health and Safety Executive to conduct …..."
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