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Employment Relations Bill
11:00 am
Mr Brian Cotter (Shadow Minister (Trade & Industry), Trade & Industry; Weston-Super-Mare, Liberal Democrat)
I, too, wish to thank you, Mr. Forth, and Mr. Stevenson for chairing this Committee. It has generally been very good-natured, and I hope that it will result in an improvement in relations between employers and employees. I also thank the staff and the support staff for their work.
I particularly welcome the attempt by the hon. Member for Hamilton, South to address the issue of tips. I sat on the Committee that dealt with the minimum wage. There was an all-night sitting, which was tiring and difficult. I am glad that we did not have one under your chairmanship, Mr. Forth, and that of Mr. Stevenson. On tips, I always try to slip a few coins into the hand of the person I want to give the money to. That is one of the best things to do.