Viscount Younger of Leckie: ...of the Bill. However, the Mid Staffs inquiry has provided evidence which was previously lacking in relation to vicarious liability. It is therefore prudent to make a change now through the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill to introduce protections into the whistle- blowing framework. I hope that that answers the point about the timing of our amendment alluded to by the noble Lord, Lord...
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
...should be based on ability to learn, not ability to pay and will not introduce upfront or backdoor tuition fees. The next question is, that motion S4M-05660, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on the UK Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, be agreed to. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, introduced in the...
Viscount Younger of Leckie: ...or opinion. Having considered the judgment, the Government have decided not to appeal this decision. To bring our legislation into line with the ruling, we have tabled an amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, currently before the House of Lords. This amendment exempts claimants who allege that their dismissal was on the grounds of political opinion or affiliation from the...
Jo Swinson: ...or opinion. Having considered the judgment, the Government have decided not to appeal this decision. To bring our legislation into line with the ruling, we have tabled an amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, currently before the House of Lords. This amendment exempts claimants who allege that their dismissal was on the grounds of political opinion or affiliation from the...
Jo Swinson: ...Act 1988. There are no plans for the Secretary of State to make a statement on this letter. The Government's position on the repeal of section 52 has been set out in parliamentary debate on the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.
Andrew Bridgen: ...role. In addition to the Government, we must all do what we can to provide the conditions for that growth to continue. Lower corporation tax, increased capital allowances, and many measures in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill will help to ensure that growth is promoted not only in the east midlands, but across our country.
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Order of Consideration Motion
Michael Fallon: ...and effective financial institution. With £3 billion to 2015, the bank is being amply funded so that it will not need to borrow in the short to medium term. As set out during second reading of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill in the House of Lords, the focus of the Chairman of UK GIB, Lord Smith, is on building a well run organisation with a good track record worthy of the...
Baroness Turner of Camden: ...set of proposals. I still oppose the whole arrangement. It is one of a series of arrangements in which the Government are seeking to weaken or remove employee rights. We have already discussed the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill in this House, which has a section on employment which is designed to make it as difficult as possible for employees to access employment rights and to take...
Tricia Marwick: ...Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Tuition Fees followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill – UK Legislation followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 20...
Jo Swinson: ...A modern, robust and flexible framework” the Government intends to introduce measures in the smallest possible number of statutory instruments. However, in the recent committee stage debate of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill the Minister for Intellectual Property, my noble Friend Viscount Younger of Leckie committed to look at how statutory instruments can be structured, when...
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: Legislative Consent Motion
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Committee stage (Day 10) – Lord Marland.
Neil Carmichael: Absolutely not. We do not want to “reduce workers’ rights”, as the hon. Gentleman puts it, but we do want to ensure that more people can be employed. That is being made possible by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which is probably an Act by now. It copies legislation introduced by the German Chancellor who, at the time, was none other than Chancellor Schröder of the...
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock: To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact of Clause 61 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill on monies recovered by the Department for Work and Pensions' Compensation Recovery Unit following a successful personal injury legal claim.
Nicholas Boles: There are provisions in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which is currently before Parliament, which will simplify the listed building consent regime. The planning theme of the Government's red tape challenge, which is expected to go live shortly, will include heritage secondary legislation. In addition, the planning guidance review undertaken by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor recommended...
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Committee stage (Day 9) – Lord Marland.
Viscount Younger of Leckie: ...regulatory framework for employment agencies and employment businesses. Our response to the Ending the Employment Relationship consultation details how we will support the legislative changes in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill regarding the inadmissibility of offers of settlement in unfair dismissal claims at employment tribunal, and a power to increase or decrease the limit on...