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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 March 2026

Debate

Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

Contribution

Beyond staffing, I should also ask the Minister directly what the budget is for the Fair Work Agency. The Government’s own impact assessment gestures at set-up costs, yet we have no published, costed funding plan for the Fair Work Agency as a unified agency. I hope the Minister is aware of the report of the Business and Trade Committee, which had some very critical comments to make about the lack of any such plan. The impact assessment said:

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