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Debate between Laura Sandys and James Paice(14 years ago)
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Mr Paice
I am afraid that I do not agree with the hon. Lady. That legislation has been in place for 60 years and industrial relations and wages negotiations have changed dramatically over those years. It is worth pointing out that the previous Government, in office for 13 years, did not bring back any of the other wages boards that we had abolished. The present wages board does not allow salaries, it does not allow proper piecework rates and it does not allow annualised rates. Those are all measures that modern labour relations require. That is why it needs to go and all workers will be protected by the national minimum wage regulations, which apply to every other worker in this country.
Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con)
5. For what reasons her Department has instructed the under-10-metre fishing fleet to maintain log books.