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- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Further to that point of order, Mr Davies. Should Members on the Government side also declare whether they are members of trade unions? Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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I think the hon. Gentleman has slightly misnamed that organisation. Given that it will not reveal the sources of its income and that there are … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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I apologise for taking the Minister back to the previous issue, but I have quickly scanned the explanatory notes. How will the levy be distributed … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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I want to differ slightly from my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford East, who said that he did not envy the Minister his job. … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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I declare an interest as a 50-year member of Unite and its previous unions. How will unions protect against vexatious complaints from individuals who have … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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My hon. Friend makes a very good point.

In addition, even those who are not union members benefit from union activity. If they work in … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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Thank you, Mr Davies. I am arguing that these measures are not only wrong but, even from the Government’s own point of view, ill-advised, particularly … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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You are right to bring me up to date, Mr Davies, because today, from the Government’s point of view, these sorts of regulations, which will … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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That is a pretty poor argument because that would be in breach of very long-standing trade union legislation whereby members make a donation through the … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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It might be helpful if we heard whether the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North or other members of the union actually made a formal complaint … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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Of course, it is symbolic for the Tory party, but it is also part of a pattern. The union learning fund, which was mentioned previously; … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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I have no objection to the regulation of trade union activities. I think it perfectly proper—many other countries do it—but what we are seeing is … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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I think that applies to all sorts of activities. Of course, the hon. Gentleman is assuming that those 10 million retired people were not trade … Speech Link
- Tue 25 Jan 2022
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Thank you, Mr Davies. I certainly do not intend to run beyond the time limit in my contribution, and nor would you let me. We … Speech Link