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Proceeding contribution from Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2).

Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)

The last time the Liberals were in power they established the protection for agricultural workers. It will be a deep and wicked irony if, now that they are back in power, even if sharing it, they played any part in the abolition of that minimum protection. The hon. Gentleman says that his new clause is intended to be probing, but presumably he has probed his own Government. If there is any doubt whatever, I make a plea that he either presses the new clause or supports the Opposition's amendment so that agricultural workers have that minimum protection.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
534 c199-200 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Charities Agriculture Cooperation Contracts for services Coroners Flood control Environment protection Equality and Human Rights Commission Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Functions Forestry Commission Joint Nature Conservation Committee Environment Agency Pay Public bodies National Assembly for Wales Low Pay Commission Wales Rural areas Reorganisation S4C Youth justice Agricultural Wages Board Human Tissue Authority Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Youth Justice Board Commission for Rural Communities Natural England Marine Management Organisation Chief Coroner Dover Harbour Board
Legislation
Public Bodies Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link
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