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Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 24 July 2007, in the House of Commons, led by Gwyneth Dunwoody. The answering member was Pat McFadden.


International Labour Law

Westminster hall adjournment debate on First Group and other British companies and international labour law.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
463 c223-9WH 
Session
2006-07
Department
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Pat McFadden | 463 c226-7WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend the Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Mrs. Dunwoody) has been in the House for a great m...
Gwyneth Dunwoody | 463 c223-6WH (Link to this contribution) Mr. Hood, it is always a delight to see you in the Chair and to have the opportunity to raise a subj...
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Pat McFadden | 463 c228WH (Link to this contribution) It would not be wise for me to become a mediator between First Group and Teamsters. The issue should...
Gwyneth Dunwoody | 463 c228-9WH (Link to this contribution) It is in the interests of the United Kingdom, is it not, that companies based in the UK but operatin...
Pat McFadden | 463 c229WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend rightly says that it is important that British companies operating abroad have regard...
Gwyneth Dunwoody | 463 c227WH (Link to this contribution) Is my hon. Friend interpreting the right to freedom of association? I have never said that there is ...
Gwyneth Dunwoody | 463 c227WH (Link to this contribution) May I just point out that people must have the right to be in a trade union before they can be barre...
Pat McFadden | 463 c227WH (Link to this contribution) I accept my hon. Friend’s point. The one that I was making is that when it comes to collective barga...
Jim Sheridan | 463 c228WH (Link to this contribution) On terms and conditions for workers internationally, First Group could be used as template for the w...
Pat McFadden | 463 c227-8WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend referred in much of her speech to the activities of UK-owned companies operating abro...
Subjects
Companies Bus services Employment Industrial relations EU labour policy Transport Trade unions USA FirstGroup International Labour Organization
Link
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