Priorities for Government Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Priorities for Government

Chris Stephens Excerpts
Thursday 25th July 2019

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I want to maximise participation and there is therefore a premium on brevity. I appeal to colleagues to be unselfish and to ask single-sentence questions without preamble so that they are also helping their colleagues.

Chris Stephens Portrait Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West) (SNP)
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The phrase “workers’ or employment rights” was absent from the Prime Minister’s statement, so will he make a commitment now that EU workers’ rights will be protected in the event of Brexit?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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Not only that, but under the freedoms that we will obtain we will be able, where necessary, to enhance workers’ rights in this country.