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Proceeding contribution from Charles Walker (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 July 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Employment Bill [Lords].

Employment Bill [Lords]

I am grateful to be called to speak on this interesting Bill. Before I came to the House, until 2001—actually, I did not come here until 2005. I would have liked to have come here in 2001, but unfortunately, when I stood against the hon. Member for Ealing, North (Stephen Pound) in 2001, I added 2,500 to his majority, instead of reducing it. He is grateful for that, and we get on very well. Until 2001, I was a director of an employment agency called Blue Arrow. In the late 1990s, I remember having some fairly testing meetings with the right hon. Member for Macclesfield—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
479 c76 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Codes of practice ACAS Advisory services Employment Industrial relations Finance European Convention on Human Rights Industrial disputes Fines Employment agencies Entertainers Dismissal Journalism Membership Minimum wage Political parties Standards Tribunals Trade unions Migrant workers Young people Small businesses Shipping Territorial waters Voluntary work British National Party Employment Dispute Resolution Review Maritime law
Legislation
Employment Bill (HL) 2007-08
Link
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