Clause 2 - Provision
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill
1:45 pm
Oliver Heald (Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Assisted By Shadow Solicitor General), Constitutional Affairs; North East Hertfordshire, Conservative)
Of course there is that threat. Alternatively, it could be that the Government are just going to farm things out to a regulator, quango, executive agency or something of that sort. As someone who practised as an employment lawyer for years, acting on both sides—for trade unions and employers—my view is that these are important matters. They are rights that were fought for. Both the Conservative and the Labour parties have introduced important rights in the labour law field over many years. The Liberals’ record is less good.