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Employment Bill [Lords]

I appreciate what the hon. Gentleman says. Indeed, the Bill is reforming the law in relation to ACAS, and we have for the most part supported the provisions on that. However, with this new clause we are staring down the barrel of a return to the old nasty days. Given that 90 per cent. of the Labour party's funding comes from the very trade unions that the new clause would empower, perhaps Labour Members would welcome such a change—or they are at least unable to prevent their arms from being twisted by their party's sponsors. The hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) needs to put the new clause in context. For starters, will he say what unions have been promoting it? Does it form part of the Warwick II agenda, for instance?