Member

The introductory thoughts of the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and the speeches of a variety of noble Lords who followed him, have been pleas to the Government to acknowledge that there are so many gaps in the Bill that have not been filled in. I cannot see how we can pass it unless we have impact assessments of what its damage might be. Also, we need to be open to the possibility that some of what is done in a well-intended way to help the workers will actually cause some serious damage to them. I have heard very reasonable speeches from all sides here, saying, “Can’t you see that this could affect ordinary workers’ ability to live the lives they want to live and work in the way they want to work?”. The Government have just said, “No, we’re not having that”, or, “We’re going for consultation”.