Member

I will speak now on Motion E and Amendment 62E, tabled by the Government in the other place, and Motion E1 and Amendment 62, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe of Epsom, relating to the 50% turnout threshold for industrial action ballots. Repealing the 50% ballot threshold is a manifesto commitment linked to the repeal of the Trade Union Act 2016, legislation which imposed unnecessary bureaucratic barriers on the ability of trade unions to organise and negotiate on behalf of their members. Repealing the threshold aligns union democracy with other established democratic practices, such as parliamentary and local elections, which are considered legitimate without the need for turnout thresholds.