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Employment Bill [HL]

I am grateful to the Minister for the reassurance which my noble friend was seeking, and I thank my noble friend Lord Henley for his supportive and helpful remarks. I listened with great interest to what the noble Lord, Lord Wedderburn, said based on his practical experience of these cases. My sample population of one—my daughter, who is an employment law barrister—tells me of many cases that I, as a lay person, would regard as frivolous, but perhaps she only tells me about the interesting, frivolous ones that keep me amused. I note the Minister frequently coupled the word ““frivolous”” with the word ““vexatious””. There is a distinction between the two. People can be frivolous but not desperately vexatious or vice versa. My noble friend Lady Gardner of Parkes is attempting to pick up the category of frivolity. I am reassured by what the Minister said. My noble friend will be able to read in Hansard his reply and the comments of other noble Lords. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 7 agreed to.