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Lord Leong (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 March 2026

Debate

EU Directive: Adequate Minimum Wages

Contribution

My Lords, the Government agree that a strong voice for workers is a positive for the economy as a whole. We believe the best way of delivering that is to start with implementing the ambitious measures in the Employment Rights Act, including introducing the fair pay agreements in social care, reintroducing the school support staff negotiating body and widening improvements to trade union processes. We do not intend to create an action plan or a specific target for collective bargaining at this point in time. We have consulted the TUC and the CBI on this measure and thank them for their input.

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