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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)

"Q I imagine that you both have regular meetings with Ministers and senior Government officials. Is that correct?

Shantha David: I am a lawyer, so I do not necessarily...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)

"I do not think that that necessarily precludes you.

Shantha David: I am a practising lawyer...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)

"What about you, Mr Sharp?

Tim Sharp: We meet BEIS officials, for example, on a reasonably regular basis...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)

"Q So you have presumably raised your concerns about the issue of protecting workers’ rights and the potential impact of the proposals in the Bill?

Tim Sharp: We have raised our concerns about the protection of workers’ rights on a number of occasions when there has been speculation in …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)

"Q Have you actually requested comfort from those senior officials on the issue of workers’ rights? Have you asked for assurances?

Tim Sharp: I do not think anyone has been able to tell us anything about what decisions have been made...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)

"Have you asked for assurances?

Shantha David: I am unclear how that would assist—..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)

"You are clearly concerned that there may be a wholesale scrapping of workers’ rights as a consequence of this Bill. Have you asked for any reassurance from the officials to whom you have spoken?

Shantha David: Can I—..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)

"Sorry, I thought you had not met any officials.

Shantha David: No, but I am allowed to have an opinion, I think. I do meet officials from time to time...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)

"No, can Mr Sharp answer this? He is the person who has had the meeting.

Tim Sharp: We have met BEIS officials as the TUC. Have we asked for assurances? We have asked for information on what is planned on workers’ rights, and we have not been given any information …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)

"Q It seems to me that you have not asked for any assurances, including in this evidence today. Frankly, you are raising hares that are completely illusory, and you know full well, don’t you, that there is no way that the Government would scrap the rights that you are …..."
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