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Baroness Coffey (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 June 2025

Debate

Employment Rights Bill

Contribution

My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 279ZZZA—it somewhat reminds me of ZZ Top. This is, again, a bit of a niche amendment. The reason I say that is because many people—not your Lordships, I am certain—may think that “the Crown” in Clause 144 applies just to the King and the Royal Family. In fact, UK Ministers are of the Crown, and “Crown premises” means any government building and any land that it has, and so on. So the reality of what this clause refers to is much broader. I am sure that Ministers are thrilled that subsection (3) applies to them, so they will never be found criminally liable in that regard.

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