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Employment Bill [HL]

The Minister said that workers who come from a foreign country and do not work in the UK have no connection with the UK and are not entitled to the floor provided by the national minimum wage. When he says ““in the United Kingdom””, does he include ships within territorial waters? Why should a ship that is all the time in our territorial waters and simply goes to Cherbourg for new provisions because they are cheaper there not be part of ““in the United Kingdom””? Let the Minister define ““in the United Kingdom””. Humpty Dumpty said: ““The meaning of the word is what I choose it to mean—no more and no less””. My meaning is ““in the UK or in its territorial waters””. Is that the Minister’s?