"My Lords, can my noble friend the Minister reassure me that maximum working temperature is under active consideration? That would be easy for employers and workers to understand, it would drive workplace adaptation and resilience and it would make working temperatures bearable for working people...." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that Labour’s commitment to strengthen rights to flexible working will help to lower the barriers to employment that many people with disabilities and mental health problems have experienced? Does she agree that, rather than punishing people with health conditions, one of …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, after years of uncertainty, underinvestment and unfair competition, steelworkers and their communities will welcome this Government’s strategy and action. However, will my noble friend consider strengthening the procurement framework to include private companies that receive government support—in the form of government grants, subsidies or loans—so that every penny …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the very thoughtful contribution of the noble Lord, Lord Burns, and I commend the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, on bringing forward this Private Member’s Bill.
"My Lords, last month, the union of Palestinian journalists documented 108 attacks by Israeli forces and settlers on journalists and media workers in the occupied West Bank. Those attacks included detention, beatings and seizure of media equipment. Will my noble friend the Minister support the Palestinian trade union of journalists …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and his committee on this important report and on securing this debate. I add my warm welcome to my noble friend the Minister.
"Can my noble friend the Minister confirm that official figures show that spending on non-pensions social security will remain at the same percentage of GDP for this Parliament—at around 5%—and that we should deal with the root causes rather than the symptoms of dependence on social security by creating decent …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe. However, I oppose the regret amendment and support these measures, which bring statutory union balloting into the 21st century, modernising an outdated postal-only system. Our primary purpose must be to make it easier for members to participate …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, government action on this in the workforce is extremely welcome, because for many years our domestic steel industry was threatened by the dumping of cheap Chinese steel. This action was motivated by trying to give our steel industry a chance to grow, to win and to provide the …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Evans, for introducing this debate. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Baker, who always has important and interesting things to say about vocational training—and, it seems, about ministerial appointments.