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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill

Winter Fuel Payment

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Employment Rights Bill
Tuesday 10th June 2025

(3 days, 15 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Livermore Portrait Lord Livermore (Lab)
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I am happy to give the noble Baroness those commitments.

Lord Watts Portrait Lord Watts (Lab)
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My Lords, the Opposition suggested that the Government have put pensioners behind the NHS and teachers. Does the Minister agree that the Tories do not seem to want to tell teachers or NHS staff that they want them to be poorer?

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Oh!

Lord Watts Portrait Lord Watts (Lab)
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That is what they are doing.

Lord Livermore Portrait Lord Livermore (Lab)
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My noble friend is obviously right to point out that the party opposite has consistently criticised the public sector pay rises that we have given.

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