"My Lords, the Minister will already be aware that there is considerable concern in this House, on all sides, that there are still victims who have not received financial compensation. Beyond that, what specific non-financial support is being provided to those victims who have suffered significant mental health harm, and …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"I make no apology for holding the Government to account on the issue of employment. Having been brought up in Liverpool and been a Merseyside MP for 21 years, I have seen the damage that can be done by depriving people of the dignity of work. Now we have unemployment …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the jobs market, and of the implications for the wider economy...." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"Following on from the question of the noble Lord, Lord Watts, does the Minister share my concern that, over recent months, there is increasing evidence that delays from the Competition and Markets Authority are having a serious effect on a number of key areas? The noble Lord, Lord Fox, mentioned …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"Although my experience of government is now over 30 years old, the one message I remember from being in Cabinet is that on matters of taxation and investment, the Government have to get it right first time. That is the only way to establish a pro-growth, pro-business strategy. So, what …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister share my concern that an increasing number of entrepreneurs are saying that Britain is becoming an increasingly unattractive place to grow a business? Given that AI start-ups, in particular, depend on access to powerful data centres for success, the principal barrier that she could address …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"Might I share with the Minister my concern that backlogs in employment tribunals have now reached record levels? He referred to the Employment Rights Act. That statute and the related work reforms will generate, on the Government’s own analysis, at least a 17% increase in claims before employment tribunals, so …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"My Lords, when we dealt with the Employment Rights Bill, just before Royal Assent there was a draft implementation plan, which the noble Lord, Lord Fox, referred to. We were promised that the Government would publish a new, revised implementation plan on or around Royal Assent, but we are still …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"The Minister omitted to mention that unemployment has now risen to 1,830,000 and, perhaps most chilling of all, that the number of young people without the dignity of work has risen to 735,000. Do the Government now accept that the triple blow of the jobs tax in last year’s Budget, …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the jobs market, and of the implications for the wider economy...." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech