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Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 December 2025

Debate

Fair Work Agency: Small and Micro Businesses

Contribution

My Lords, the one thing one would have thought the Government had learned from the Budget is that business cannot deal with uncertainty. Most of the Fair Work Agency legislation is going to be in secondary legislation, so we need to know exactly when that is going to come out. Importantly, as my noble friend said, the SME community is very worried. SMEs employ 16 million people. Will the Government commit to set up a dedicated SME consultation panel to review the Bill’s rollout and try to avoid unintended consequences?

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