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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Sep 2025
Labour Market

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the state of the labour market...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Sep 2025
Labour Market

"I thank the Minister for her response, although I point out, in the interests of balance, that unemployment is rising while job vacancies are falling fast. In fact, graduate vacancies have now dropped to their lowest level since 2018, with some 40% of our graduates either in low-skilled jobs or …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Sep 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I think we have spent 13 days in this Chamber scrutinising this critical Bill. I salute the Ministers and Front Benches for their stamina and perseverance. The Bill has tested the patience of noble Lords on all sides of this House, so I will not test their patience …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Sep 2025
Football Governance Act 2025: Implementation

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that it would be wrong to single out clubs such as Morecambe and Sheffield Wednesday as outliers or exceptional? I say that because, in the last two seasons, all 24 clubs in our second tier—the EFL Championship—have generated operating losses, with wage bills continuing …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Sep 2025
Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence Productivity Gains

"My Lords, while the results from the landmark Civil Service AI trial are clearly encouraging, does the Minister agree that it highlights the urgent need to train up public sector workers across all departments on the effective and appropriate use of generative AI? I suggest that such training and guidance …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Sep 2025
Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence Productivity Gains

"My Lords—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Jul 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I will briefly speak to Amendment 167 tabled by my noble friend Lord Freyberg, to which I have added my name. It is a thoughtful, pertinent and probing amendment which—dare I suggest at this late hour—the Government should embrace with enthusiasm.

I say this because we have often …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Jul 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I promise to be very brief. I support all the amendments in this group.

The arguments are building for the establishment of an independent freelance commissioner, mainly because the number of freelancers is growing and will continue to do so in the face of increasingly adverse conditions for …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Jul 2025
Jobs Market

"My Lords, since the Chancellor announced the £25 billion hike in employers’ national insurance, we have seen the number of people on the PAYE payroll fall in seven of the past eight months, vacancies, especially for SMEs, declining every month and, most worrying of all, GDP per capita and labour …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I support all the amendments in this group but will speak specifically to Amendments 129, 131 and 145 tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Sharpe of Epsom and Lord Hunt of Wirral, to which I have put my name.

Increasing the right of trade union access, as well …..."

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