My Lords, I have already spoken to Motion M. I beg to move.

Motion M1 (as an amendment to Motion M)

My Lords, I have already spoken to Motion M. I beg to move.

Motion M1 (as an amendment to Motion M)

Lords consideration of Commons amendments and reasons. Lords amendment 1 not insisted on and amendment 1B in lieu agreed to on division (302 to 159). Lords amendments 7 and 8 not insisted on. Lords amendment 21 not insisted on and Commons amendments 21A and 21B in lieu agreed to. Commons amendments 22A and 22B to Lords amendment 22 agreed to. Lords amendments 23 and 106 to 120 insisted on and Commons amendment 106A disagreed to on division (301 to 153). Lords amendment 46 not insisted on. Lords amendment 47 not insisted on. Lords amendment 48 not insisted on and amendment 48B in lieu agreed to on division (267 to 153). Lords amendment 49 not insisted on. Lords amendment 60 not insisted on and amendments 60B and 60C in lieu agreed to. Lords amendments 61 and 72 insisted on on division (249 to 142). Lords amendment 62 insisted on on division (240 to 143). Lords amendment 121 not insisted on and amendment 121B in lieu disagreed to on division (184 to 195). Bill returned to the Commons with reasons and amendments.

Lords consideration of Commons amendments and reasons. Lords amendment 1 not insisted on and amendment 1B in lieu agreed to on division (302 to 159). Lords amendments 7 and 8 not insisted on. Lords amendment 21 not insisted on and Commons amendments 21A and 21B in lieu agreed to. Commons...

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

My Lords, I beg to move Motion A, and shall also speak to Motions B, E, E1, H and H1.

I start by thanking your Lordships’ House for the constructive contributions, debate and scrutiny that this Bill has received throughout its passage. The Bill has been strengthened in many places in...

My Lords, I beg to move Motion A, and shall also speak to Motions B, E, E1, H and H1.

I start by thanking your Lordships’ House for the constructive contributions, debate and scrutiny that this Bill has received throughout its passage. The Bill has been strengthened in many places in...

My Lords, noble Lords have mentioned the lack of detail in the Bill. As somebody who has been heavily engaged in employment law over the last 40 years, I am very much aware of the need to ensure that there is secondary legislation to give time to consult on issues....

My Lords, noble Lords have mentioned the lack of detail in the Bill. As somebody who has been heavily engaged in employment law over the last 40 years, I am very much aware of the need to ensure that there is secondary legislation to give time to consult on issues....

Sadly, I have not got through my contribution in response to all the questions, so please give me a bit of time. I will certainly address that specific question when I get to it.

The general point on day-one rights that we are trying to make—my noble friend made it very...

Sadly, I have not got through my contribution in response to all the questions, so please give me a bit of time. I will certainly address that specific question when I get to it.

The general point on day-one rights that we are trying to make—my noble friend made it very...

Yes, it was on ex-offenders. I certainly saw a page on that and will hopefully get to it soon. I will repeat the point I am making: the probationary period is an opportunity to ensure that people can retain a job.

There we go; I knew I had the page somewhere...

Yes, it was on ex-offenders. I certainly saw a page on that and will hopefully get to it soon. I will repeat the point I am making: the probationary period is an opportunity to ensure that people can retain a job.

There we go; I knew I had the page somewhere...

Two questions were posed to me: one was about the employment of offenders and one was about young people. Am I not answering the right question?

Two questions were posed to me: one was about the employment of offenders and one was about young people. Am I not answering the right question?

If you have a spent conviction, you do not have to disclose it, so I do not understand the point that the noble Lord is making. I challenge noble Lords on their experience. The noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, sitting opposite me— I am sorry to name her in person—worked with...

If you have a spent conviction, you do not have to disclose it, so I do not understand the point that the noble Lord is making. I challenge noble Lords on their experience. The noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, sitting opposite me— I am sorry to name her in person—worked with...

Well, I wish I had heard the noble Baroness say that when she was a Minister and many other Bills were being pushed through in recent years and we did not have statutory instruments. A classic case that noble Lords here will remember was the minimum service level Bill that...

Well, I wish I had heard the noble Baroness say that when she was a Minister and many other Bills were being pushed through in recent years and we did not have statutory instruments. A classic case that noble Lords here will remember was the minimum service level Bill that...

Well, I would argue very strongly that it does. I come back to the point—and I make it strongly—that the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, and his party increased the qualifying period. It started at six months, then went to one year and then two years; now he is saying six...

Well, I would argue very strongly that it does. I come back to the point—and I make it strongly—that the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, and his party increased the qualifying period. It started at six months, then went to one year and then two years; now he is saying six...

I thought I had made my response. This is what we are trying to do: where there are specific concerns, we can address them in the secondary legislation. We have said that a probationary period of nine months would ensure that those companies and businesses have three or six months...

I thought I had made my response. This is what we are trying to do: where there are specific concerns, we can address them in the secondary legislation. We have said that a probationary period of nine months would ensure that those companies and businesses have three or six months...

I would argue very strongly that the focus of our efforts is about what is good for this country, and what is good for this country is economic growth and what will stimulate that growth, for which creating a secure and flexible workforce is a key ingredient. I admire the...

I would argue very strongly that the focus of our efforts is about what is good for this country, and what is good for this country is economic growth and what will stimulate that growth, for which creating a secure and flexible workforce is a key ingredient. I admire the...

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

My Lords, I have already spoken to Motion E. I beg to move.

Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E)

My Lords, I have already spoken to Motion E. I beg to move.

Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E)

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

My Lords, in moving Motion G, I will also speak to Motions M and M1. In this group we will debate amendments relating to the right to be accompanied and trade union industrial action ballots. I will take these in turn, to outline the Government’s belief that these amendments are...

My Lords, in moving Motion G, I will also speak to Motions M and M1. In this group we will debate amendments relating to the right to be accompanied and trade union industrial action ballots. I will take these in turn, to outline the Government’s belief that these amendments are...

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

My Lords, I have already spoken to Motion H, that the House do not insist on its Amendment 48, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 48A. I beg to move.

Motion H1 (as an amendment to Motion H)

My Lords, I have already spoken to Motion H, that the House do not insist on its Amendment 48, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 48A. I beg to move.

Motion H1 (as an amendment to Motion H)