King's consent signified. Statement on legislative consent. Lords third reading. Amendment agreed to. Bill passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

King's consent signified. Statement on legislative consent. Lords third reading. Amendment agreed to. Bill passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

My Lords, before the formal Third Reading of the Employment Rights Bill, I will make a brief statement on its devolution status.

During the Bill’s development and parliamentary passage, the Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets has regularly corresponded and engaged with his devolved Government counterparts.

This has been supported by...

My Lords, before the formal Third Reading of the Employment Rights Bill, I will make a brief statement on its devolution status.

During the Bill’s development and parliamentary passage, the Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets has regularly corresponded and engaged with his devolved Government counterparts.

This has been supported by...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Burns, for tabling this amendment, which I acknowledge is a simple tidying-up one, following changes made to the Bill on Report. It is non-controversial tidying-up amendment and therefore we are content to accept it.

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Burns, for tabling this amendment, which I acknowledge is a simple tidying-up one, following changes made to the Bill on Report. It is non-controversial tidying-up amendment and therefore we are content to accept it.

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

My Lords, it has been a privilege to be responsible for the passage of this landmark piece of legislation since its arrival from the other place in March. The Bill is a cornerstone

of our manifesto commitment to make work pay. It seeks to address outdated provisions and gaps in...

My Lords, it has been a privilege to be responsible for the passage of this landmark piece of legislation since its arrival from the other place in March. The Bill is a cornerstone

of our manifesto commitment to make work pay. It seeks to address outdated provisions and gaps in...

My Lords, first, I will respond to my noble friend Lady Warwick about Universities UK’s concerns. Given the stage of the parliamentary passage that the Bill has reached and the fact that the House has agreed that Clause 36 should stand part of the Bill, the clause will not be...

My Lords, first, I will respond to my noble friend Lady Warwick about Universities UK’s concerns. Given the stage of the parliamentary passage that the Bill has reached and the fact that the House has agreed that Clause 36 should stand part of the Bill, the clause will not be...

Lords report stage fourth day. Amendment 147 agreed to on division (290 to 143). Amendment 148 agreed to on division (271 to 138). Amendment 149A disagreed to on division, there being an equality of votes, in accordance with Standing Order 55, which provides that no proposal to amend a Bill in the form in which it is before the House shall be agreed to unless there is a majority in favour of such amendment (198 to 198). Amendment 152A disagreed to on division (171 to 189). (Part 1 of 2).

Lords report stage fourth day. Amendment 147 agreed to on division (290 to 143). Amendment 148 agreed to on division (271 to 138). Amendment 149A disagreed to on division, there being an equality of votes, in accordance with Standing Order 55, which provides that no proposal to amend a Bill...

My Lords we have had an extensive debate that indeed feels a bit like another day in Committee, but I know we all want to move on so I will try to be as brief as I can.

Amendment 147 was tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Burns, and I thank...

My Lords we have had an extensive debate that indeed feels a bit like another day in Committee, but I know we all want to move on so I will try to be as brief as I can.

Amendment 147 was tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Burns, and I thank...

Political campaigning, which the noble Lord will know is clearly spelled out already in the legislation, requires some of these issues to be paid for out of the political fund, Indeed, my own union, UNISON, operates two separate political funds, as my noble friend Lord Prentis explained in Committee, one...

Political campaigning, which the noble Lord will know is clearly spelled out already in the legislation, requires some of these issues to be paid for out of the political fund, Indeed, my own union, UNISON, operates two separate political funds, as my noble friend Lord Prentis explained in Committee, one...

I think that is the point I was making; I was just reminding the noble Lord. He could have reminded us on this occasion, given that a number of his points were very much party-political ones.

Clauses 77 and 78 of the Bill, which these amendments would omit, remove burdensome requirements...

I think that is the point I was making; I was just reminding the noble Lord. He could have reminded us on this occasion, given that a number of his points were very much party-political ones.

Clauses 77 and 78 of the Bill, which these amendments would omit, remove burdensome requirements...

My understanding is that the political funds will be required to continue to spell out how they are spending the money, but not for sums under £2,000. The certification officer will continue to be able to enforce remaining annual return requirements—

My understanding is that the political funds will be required to continue to spell out how they are spending the money, but not for sums under £2,000. The certification officer will continue to be able to enforce remaining annual return requirements—

That is what I said.

We are simply returning to the situation as it was pre-2016. I would add that the unions are already specifically regulated in the requirement to have a separate fund for spending on political purposes that is subject to many rules. There is no such requirement on...

That is what I said.

We are simply returning to the situation as it was pre-2016. I would add that the unions are already specifically regulated in the requirement to have a separate fund for spending on political purposes that is subject to many rules. There is no such requirement on...

Lords report stage fourth day. Amendment 154 disagreed to on division (85 to 127). Amendments 156 to 158 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 129). (Part 2 of 2).

Lords report stage fourth day. Amendment 154 disagreed to on division (85 to 127). Amendments 156 to 158 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 129). (Part 2 of 2).

The words that the noble Lord just said come from the Opposition Benches and do not reflect what we are intending by the Bill, or indeed these particular clauses.

I will first speak to government Amendments 156 to 158 in my name, which are minor but important technical amendments to Schedule...

The words that the noble Lord just said come from the Opposition Benches and do not reflect what we are intending by the Bill, or indeed these particular clauses.

I will first speak to government Amendments 156 to 158 in my name, which are minor but important technical amendments to Schedule...

I am going to carry on. When exercising this power—

I am going to carry on. When exercising this power—

I think that the Companion overrides anything that I have to say.

When exercising this power, the fair work agency will of course act in accordance with the rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, including Article 8, and comply with data protection legislation. In doing so, it must act...

I think that the Companion overrides anything that I have to say.

When exercising this power, the fair work agency will of course act in accordance with the rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, including Article 8, and comply with data protection legislation. In doing so, it must act...

The point that we were making is that this is about test cases, which, as we know, is a frequent way of clarifying legislation, rather than primary legislation.

The noble Lord, Lord Marks, raised the issue of anonymity. In appropriate cases, the fair work agency will consider applying under Rule 49...

The point that we were making is that this is about test cases, which, as we know, is a frequent way of clarifying legislation, rather than primary legislation.

The noble Lord, Lord Marks, raised the issue of anonymity. In appropriate cases, the fair work agency will consider applying under Rule 49...

My Lords, when we debated this in Committee, we made it clear that there would not be any cost to workers. The noble Lord, Lord Carter, suggested that the worker would be liable to costs where they had not consented to the Secretary of State taking a case on their...

My Lords, when we debated this in Committee, we made it clear that there would not be any cost to workers. The noble Lord, Lord Carter, suggested that the worker would be liable to costs where they had not consented to the Secretary of State taking a case on their...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

156: Schedule 10, page 282, line 28, leave out “that subsection” and insert “subsection (3)”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment corrects an incorrect cross-reference.

157: Schedule 10, page 293, line 17, at end insert—

“(ga) Schedule 1;”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment provides for the repeal of Schedule 1 to the Immigration...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

156: Schedule 10, page 282, line 28, leave out “that subsection” and insert “subsection (3)”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment corrects an incorrect cross-reference.

157: Schedule 10, page 293, line 17, at end insert—

“(ga) Schedule 1;”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment provides for the repeal of Schedule 1 to the Immigration...