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Will the Secretary of State confirm that the emergency services contract, and any other contracts to deal with a no-deal Brexit, will not be part of the EU procurement process or under EU procurement rules? What does …..." Chris Stephens - View Speech
"Is it not important for the public to be reassured about workers’ rights, given reports in the media of Cabinet discussions about scrapping the working time directive?..." Chris Stephens - View Speech
"I hope the Government will consider workplace protections in the Bill, because many of us do not trust the Government in that regard...." Chris Stephens - View Speech
"Will the Minister confirm that the Government intend to keep in place the equal treatment directive, which has helped women to gain equal pay claims?..." Chris Stephens - View Speech
"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that there is a real concern across the UK in relation to workers’ rights, particularly as many in government at present were saying during the EU referendum campaign that the roll-back of workers’ rights was one of the reasons why they advocated a leave vote …..." Chris Stephens - View Speech
"I wish to speak in favour of amendment 73, which was spoken to by my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh East (Tommy Sheppard). The amendment asks that workers’ rights be agreed by the Joint Ministerial Committee and seeks to clarify the role of the committee in this regard. There …..." Chris Stephens - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point for me. He is absolutely correct that that is what the Government are trying to do. Statements have been made in the House of Lords, including by the former chair of the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament, …..." Chris Stephens - View Speech
"Is not amendment 74 the most important one, because it includes workers’ rights? Many of us view the Government’s attitude to workers’ rights with great suspicion...." Chris Stephens - View Speech