Member

Finally, we must recognise that a new labour market enforcement body will not operate in a vacuum. It will have to co-ordinate with the Health and Safety Executive, ACAS, local authorities, employment tribunals and various devolved institutions. If the new agency is established without proper integration planning, it risks creating confusion over jurisdiction, further delays in enforcement and diminished accountability. All these factors point to the same conclusion. Before Parliament approves such a substantial structural reform, we must understand exactly what we are doing, how much it will cost, what outcomes it will produce and what risks it entails. The public deserve no less. The labour market is too important, too foundational to fairness and dignity in this country for us to legislate blindly. What assurances can the Government offer that smaller, compliant businesses will not face disproportionate scrutiny while those engaged in serious abuse slip through the net? How will the Government ensure that the agency has the right balance of investigative power and sector-specific knowledge, rather than becoming a generic enforcement agency? I beg to move.