Trade Union Bill Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Trade Union Bill

Huw Irranca-Davies Excerpts
Monday 14th September 2015

(9 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alan Johnson Portrait Alan Johnson
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I suggest that we set a room aside with some crayons and colouring boards and perhaps a “Teletubbies” DVD for those who want to engage in that level of immaturity. We are seeing the lowest level of industrial action practically since records began. The wonder of the past five years is that there has not been more industrial action given the problems that workers have had to go through.

Huw Irranca-Davies Portrait Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab)
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Has my right hon. Friend taken note of the Regulatory Policy Committee’s comment that the Government have singularly failed to justify these measures and restrictions on the right to organise and protest? It has said clearly that no case has been made, so why are they doing this?

Alan Johnson Portrait Alan Johnson
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. In fact, the RPC has said that the Bill is not fit for purpose. I will come to that in a second.