Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara Excerpts

Wednesday 17th March 2021 Lords Chamber

[Lord True (Con)]

I fear I was not able to catch all the matters to which the noble Lord referred. While I do not favour opportunism, I agree that there is great opportunity out there, which flows from the kind of innovation that he describes. Britain certainly intends to be a world leader.

[Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab) [V]]

My Lords, given the recent Supreme Court decision in the Uber case, does the Minister agree that it is time to unscramble the unnecessary and divisive distinctions still made in statute between workers and employees, and to remove the taxation differences that affect both groups?

[Lord True (Con)]

My Lords, I note the noble Lord’s comments and will obviously refer them to the Ministers responsible.