Employment Rights Bill - Commons Amendments and Reasons – in the House of Lords at 5:47 pm on 17 November 2025.
Lord Collins of Highbury:
Moved by Lord Collins of Highbury
That this House do not insist on its Amendment 62, to which the Commons have disagreed; and do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 62C in lieu of Lords Amendment 62.
62C: Clause 156, page 151, line 6, at end insert—“(5) In deciding whether and when to make regulations under subsection (3) bringing section 65 (industrial action ballots: turnout threshold) into force for any purpose, the Secretary of State must have regard to what effect any provision made after this Act is passed for industrial action ballots to be conducted otherwise than by post has had, or is expected to have, on the proportion of those eligible to vote voting in such ballots.(6) In subsection (5) “industrial action ballot” means a ballot for the purposes of section 226 of the trade union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (ballots on industrial action).”
Lord Collins of Highbury
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip), Lords Spokesperson (Equalities)
My Lords, I have already spoken to Motion F. I beg to move.
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