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Employment Bill [Lords]

No. As for new clause 2, I am astonished that so many of the trade union members and former trade union members who are at this moment sitting on the Labour Benches—some of them with 20-odd years' experience as officials in trade unions—do not have a clue where their members are. How can they turn to an employer and say, ““Excuse me, but I'm not quite sure where my membership is at present, so will you please be kind enough to let me know where my members are?”” What sorts of organisations are you Labour Members members of? My fishing club knows where I live, let alone a trade union with thousands or millions of members around the country. Perhaps some of your members should have more contact from you. Perhaps some of your members should know—