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Employment Bill [HL]

I offer a brief word of support for my noble friend in moving the amendment on behalf of our mutual noble friend Lord James. We have a great deal of sympathy for their concern about young people employed in this sort of work. Obviously, for a great many young people of this sort, whether they are at university or whatever, short-term flexible employment is a godsend. It is a marvellous way of earning money in the holidays. However, there obviously has to be a degree of protection for them, particularly in the sorts of cases that my noble friend cites. We therefore very much look forward to hearing from the Minister what the Government feel about the ideas behind the amendment. My noble friend might then want to take it further at a later stage.