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Lord Bellingham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 May 2026

Debate

Self-employed: Paternity Leave

Contribution

My Lords, during the passage of the Bill that became the Employment Rights Act, the Minister talked a lot about consultation with small businesses—for example, the FSB, the union of independent businesses and the NFU. Can she tell the House how much support from small businesses there was for this measure and the wider measures? Will there be ongoing consultation, maybe every year, on the impact of these measures in the future?

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