Speeches by Madders.

“Good. On a non–Employment Rights Bill-related consultation, there was also a commitment to consult on reform to TUPE, which is long overdue. Are you able to say anything about when that might start?”

“Good afternoon, Secretary of State. You have clearly articulated the importance to yourself of the second and third-tier supply chain. Are you able to put a number on how many businesses in the second and third tiers have now been financially supported via JLR?”

“Just one further question. The former Deputy Prime Minister chaired the Future of Work Committee, which was a very useful way of bringing all the relevant Government Departments together to get decisions taken. Is it your intention to carry on with that body, or is there another way that decisions will be taken?”

“After those glowing references, how can I do anything other than acknowledge the appreciation shown? I want to follow up on Antonia’s question, because it is a real concern that bogus self-employment is leeching out wider and wider into the economy. I think the great stuff in the Employment Rights Bill, which you have …”

“Have any businesses contacted you in that position? In terms of JLR’s commitments to second and third tiers, is there any way that you can satisfy yourself and us that they have met those obligations?”

“I absolutely cannot believe that the Conservative party, which saw massive increases in unemployment in my constituency in the 1980s and 1990s when they were in power, have the cheek to start talking about the effects of unemployment on my constituents now. The Resolution Foundation has said some things in recent weeks…”

“I am grateful to the shadow Secretary of State for giving way. I am pleased that he has learned to count now; he must have improved his skills since his time under Liz Truss in the Treasury. He talked about the consensus over 30 years, but was it not his Government who introduced the Trade Union Act 2016, which did so …”

“The Liberal Democrat spokesperson has just said that it is not right that employers should pay for a mistake they made in hiring someone. Why should the employee pay for that mistake, if it was not theirs?”

“Let me first draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which refers to an election donation from the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, and to my membership of the Unite and GMB trade unions. It is nearly nine months since the Bill completed its Commons stages and over a y…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Indeed, that is something that the Resolution Foundation said when giving evidence to the Bill Committee. I will quote that directly: “Internationally, we can draw scatter plots of the employment level in a country and the extent of employment regulation, and basically those lines co…”

“T6. I refer the House to my membership of Unite. I met Unite reps in the automotive sector yesterday, including from the Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, who raised with me their concerns about changes to the employee car ownership scheme in the automotive sector. This will mean an increase in taxes on working people …”

“That is an interesting suggestion. I think a lot of Members are concerned about how this will relate to the security services, because we have had many examples in the past of where they have done things that we would rather had not happened. I hope that, as the Bill progresses, there will be some good dialogue about a…”

“It is a privilege to be here today debating a Bill that has been decades in the making. Before I begin, I want to join those who have already spoken in paying tribute to the tireless campaigning of the Hillsborough survivors and those who lost loved ones in the disaster. They have been through an unimaginable ordeal sp…”

“I congratulate the hon. Member for Reigate (Rebecca Paul) on her excellent speech and on securing the debate. I state for the record that I am a patron of the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership, which does such good work in advising leaseholders. It was eight years ago that I stood on the Opposition side of the Chamber an…”

“May I welcome the Minister to her place, and say what an encouraging start this is? All the funding that my community is receiving is very welcome, and it is such a contrast to the previous regime’s approach, where we had the crumbs off the table, and a politically motivated process in which communities had to bid agai…”

“Will the shadow Secretary of State give way?”

“I am glad to be back. The shadow Secretary of State just talked about legal fees for firms when it comes to defending tribunal cases. If the right to be accompanied is expanded to include lawyers, the response of firms will be, “We had better get a lawyer too”, and that will just put up costs, will it not?”

“I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which includes an election donation from the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and my membership of the Unite and GMB unions. I welcome the Bill’s return to the House and the opportunity to consider the amendments made in the oth…”

“I certainly do. In my conversations with employers, I did not come across any who were prepared to defend the status quo of a two-year qualifying period for unfair dismissal, because they recognise that is an awfully long time to be in employment without any protection at all. The Government are sensitive to concerns a…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I think that is now three references to “discombobulating”. That is quite a record for this early in September. Members have been pretty clear about the value of this legislation and the draft regulations that we are debating today, and it is disappointing that we have heard…”