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Lord Pannick (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 December 2025

Debate

Employment Rights Bill

Contribution

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, mentioned part of the letter written to the Business Secretary yesterday by six business groups including the CBI, the Federation of Small Businesses and the British Chambers of Commerce. What he did not mention is that the letter from those groups also said that “now is the time for Parliament to pass the Bill”, despite their concerns. That seems to be a much wiser approach than that adopted by the Conservative Front Bench—not least because Motion A1 raises no great issue of principle. It raises a request for an impact assessment.

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