Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill

Baroness Laing of Elderslie Excerpts

2nd reading
Friday 22nd October 2021 Commons Chamber

[Ian Lavery]

May I say what a tremendous job you have done on this issue? The Bill is spot on. You mentioned the fact that people across—

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)]

Order. We have to get back to proper procedure in this place, even on Fridays, so please would hon. Members address other hon. Members as “the hon. Gentleman” or “he”?

[Ian Lavery]

My apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that we have seen the Leader of the House, the Prime Minister himself and the Minister who is sitting there now—the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Scully)—all say how bad fire and rehire is and that it is an immoral practice? Why is it that we are sitting here this morning with the Government looking to oppose this Bill?