Employment Rights Bill – in the House of Commons at 7:36 pm on 11 March 2025.
“(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, the Secretary of State may by regulations provide for there to be a body in England known as the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body for England.
(2) For the purposes of this Chapter, the Welsh Ministers may, with the agreement of the Secretary of State, by regulations provide for there to be a body in Wales known as the Social Care Negotiating Body for Wales.
(3) For the purposes of this Chapter, the Scottish Ministers may, with the agreement of the Secretary of State, by regulations provide for there to be a body in Scotland known as the Social Care Negotiating Body for Scotland.
(4) Any power of the Welsh Ministers or the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under the remaining provisions of this Chapter may not be exercised without the agreement of the Secretary of State.
(5) In this Chapter—
‘the appropriate authority’—
(a) in relation to the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body for England, means the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to the Social Care Negotiating Body for Wales, means the Welsh Ministers;
(c) in relation to the Social Care Negotiating Body for Scotland, means the Scottish Ministers;
‘Negotiating Body’ means a body established by regulations under this section.”—(Justin Madders)
This new clause would enable the Welsh Ministers and the Scottish Ministers, with the agreement of the Secretary of State, to establish a Social Care Negotiating Body for Wales and for Scotland respectively. As a result, Chapter 2 of Part 3 is amended to enable regulation-making powers conferred on the Secretary of State by Chapter 2 also to be exercisable by the Welsh Ministers and the Scottish Ministers. These powers may not be exercised without the Secretary of State’s agreement.
Brought up, and added to the Bill.
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When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
