All 1 Debates between Joanna Cherry and Kieran Mullan

Mon 30th Jan 2023
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
Commons Chamber

Committee stage: Committee of the whole House

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

Debate between Joanna Cherry and Kieran Mullan
Kieran Mullan Portrait Dr Mullan
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The hon. Gentleman anticipates my remarks. Whenever we say that, Opposition Members want to bring up differences in union law. The Government do not decide to make individual bits of legislation only if they match all the other legislation in a similar environment. This is a separate issue. Whether we have collective bargaining does not mean that minimum service legislation is or is not valid. You either think it is important to have minimum services, or you do not. Determining whether there can be a strike is completely separate from whether there are restrictions on the impact that a strike can have. I will not withdraw that remark; I stand by it.

Joanna Cherry Portrait Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP)
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Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Kieran Mullan Portrait Dr Mullan
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No, I have given way a couple of times and I want to make progress. [Interruption.]