Member

Amendment 67 seeks to require the Government to make an assessment of the impact of the Bill’s provisions on flexible working and to produce it before the clauses can be commenced. While I agree with the underlying intention, that the changes to flexible working must be thoroughly assessed, as we have discussed in earlier groups, the Government have already produced a comprehensive impact assessment. The Making Flexible Working the Default impact assessment was published alongside Second Reading in the other place and provides analysis based on the best available evidence on the potential impact on business, workers and the wider economy. We will take the opportunity to refine the analysis where necessary as policy development continues.