Ministerial statement on Monday, 2 February 2009, in the House of Commons, led by Pat McFadden.

Lindsey Oil Refinery

Statement on industrail action at the Lindsey refinery and elsewher.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 487 c579-89
Session: 2008-09
Department: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Field of Birkenhead | 487 c589 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister allow me to express my dismay at the way in which he has interpreted the law, whic...; Pat McFadden | 487 c588-9 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke) clearly knew what was coming and thoug...; Pat McFadden | 487 c589 (Link to this contribution) All the countries are signed up to the European posted workers directive. It is legal under the dire...; Shona McIsaac | 487 c581-2 (Link to this contribution) As I am sure the whole House can appreciate, I have spent the past few days taking part in many disc...; Pat McFadden | 487 c582 (Link to this contribution) I know that my hon. Friend has been closely engaged with this issue in recent weeks, and that she is...; Jeremy Browne | 487 c582 (Link to this contribution) We welcome the statement, but it has been made necessary because of the reaction to the cynical and ...; Pat McFadden | 487 c582 (Link to this contribution) I appreciate the hon. Gentleman's welcome for the statement and his positive comments on Britain's r...; Austin Mitchell | 487 c583 (Link to this contribution) Does my right hon. Friend accept that this is not an attack on the mobility of labour in the EU, but...; Pat McFadden | 487 c583 (Link to this contribution) As I said, the vast majority of workers on the site are British. It is legal for a European company ...; Lord Lilley | 487 c583 (Link to this contribution) Although this dispute relates to the employment of European workers under European law, about which ...; Pat McFadden | 487 c583 (Link to this contribution) The issue at the Lindsey oil refinery, of course, involves European workers coming here, as I said, ...; Baroness Hoey | 487 c583 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister use this opportunity to dissociate himself from the remarks made on this morning's...; Pat McFadden | 487 c584 (Link to this contribution) I am afraid that I disagree with my hon. Friend; that is not what the Secretary of State has said. W...; Damian Green | 487 c584 (Link to this contribution) May I congratulate the Minister first on not quite being able to bring himself to defend the Prime M...; Pat McFadden | 487 c581 (Link to this contribution) I should take this opportunity to welcome the right hon. and learned Gentleman back to the Conservat...; Pat McFadden | 487 c579-80 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to repeat a statement being made by my noble Friend the ...; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 487 c580-1 (Link to this contribution) May I first ask, for the sake of clarification, for reassurance that this is a statement of the whol...; Jeremy Corbyn | 487 c587 (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister accept that there are some very nasty undertones to the discussions surrounding th...; Pat McFadden | 487 c587 (Link to this contribution) I certainly agree that the rules of labour mobility, to which I have referred, and the rights to wor...; Michael Fallon | 487 c587 (Link to this contribution) Given the union complaint that it is the transport and accommodation of these workers that may be un...; Pat McFadden | 487 c587-8 (Link to this contribution) Our concern is twofold. First, we want to ensure that the domestic employment laws passed by this Pa...; John Mason | 487 c586 (Link to this contribution) It seems to me that much of this depends on Total's statement and what has been said by its subcontr...; Pat McFadden | 487 c586 (Link to this contribution) I believe that ACAS is the right body to examine the statement. I believe that it is perfectly capab...; William Cash | 487 c586-7 (Link to this contribution) The Minister may know that this morning, on a television programme, Derek Simpson said that the Prim...; Pat McFadden | 487 c587 (Link to this contribution) I am sure that the workers and trade unions of this country will welcome the hon. Gentleman's strong...; Lord Hain | 487 c588 (Link to this contribution) I agree with the Minister that right-wing anti-Europeanism and protectionism would be disastrous for...; David Heathcoat-Amory | 487 c588 (Link to this contribution) Is it not a sad fact that whatever changes the Government or the House may wish to make to the laws ...; Pat McFadden | 487 c588 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend asks several questions, which I will try to answer. He asks about the national ...; Pat McFadden | 487 c585 (Link to this contribution) I quite agree with my hon. Friend that we should not pander to the extreme right. He refers to histo...; Nicholas Winterton | 487 c585 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman opened his statement with some so-called statistics about the benefits of t...; Pat McFadden | 487 c585 (Link to this contribution) As the Prime Minister has said, we need to do more as a country to improve our skills base, but this...; Russell Brown | 487 c585 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the statement and his comments that he is determined to ensur...; Pat McFadden | 487 c584 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend has tremendous experience in these issues and his words should always be listen...; Peter Luff | 487 c585 (Link to this contribution) To what extent have skills shortages contributed to the difficulty of filling those British jobs wit...; Pat McFadden | 487 c584 (Link to this contribution) Once again, the hon. Gentleman tries to tempt me away from the operation of the EU rules, into a gen...; Ian McCartney | 487 c584 (Link to this contribution) Will my right hon. Friend ensure that ACAS talks not just to Total, but to Alstom, the subcontractin...; Pat McFadden | 487 c585-6 (Link to this contribution) I appreciate that for certain hon. Members any positive statement about the European Union can somet...; Pat McFadden | 487 c586 (Link to this contribution) I must take issue slightly with my hon. Friend. What is important is an open and fair bidding proces...; Nick Ainger | 487 c586 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend will be well aware that two large liquefied natural gas terminals are being con...
Subjects: Conditions of employment Contracts ACAS Employment Industrial disputes EU law Free movement of labour European Union Oil Recruitment Migrant workers Refineries Italy Portugal Total UK Immingham
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Lindsey Oil Refinery

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