Public Health: Night-time Working Debate
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
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Public Health: Night-time Working
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Excerpts(2 years, 11 months ago)
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Lord Kamall (Con)
It depends on why people are working at night—it really ranges. For example, when I was a student, I did a night shift from 10 pm to 8 am to pack the shelves for the next day. Sometimes drivers decide to work at night; some Uber or Bolt drivers tell me that they prefer night-time working because the roads are clearer then. There are different reasons—as the noble Lord indicated, sometimes it is the only job available to some people. It is really important to make sure both that customers and others are getting the services they want and that workers are treated decently and with dignity.
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab Co-op)
Does the Minister agree that if the start time of this House on Tuesdays and Wednesdays were brought forward to 11 am, it would save some elderly people from late-night work?