Member

I echo the sentiments of everyone who has spoken here, and those of my noble friend Lady Noakes, who has proposed Amendment 33, and of my noble friend Lord Londesborough, because of the need to know the effect not just on employers in some detail but on jobs. Unlike the impact assessment that the Government have given, which includes the number of employers affected, we need to know the category of business size, the number of employees, the cost to the employer and the estimated effect on levels of employment and wages. There is a clear need for this.