Employment Policies Debate

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Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Lord Watts

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Cross-Government Cost Cutting
Tuesday 6th December 2022

(1 year, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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Of course, the UK is proud of its membership of the Council of Europe, but we have left the European Union.

Lord Watts Portrait Lord Watts (Lab)
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My Lords, the Minister blames train unions for the dispute. Would it not be more effective if he and the Government stopped interfering in those negotiations and allowed a fair settlement, then we could get back to normal business on our transport and our rail systems?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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I agree with the noble Lord: I do blame the train unions for the strike, because they are the ones who are taking strike action and depriving people of the right to go and see their relatives and loved ones at Christmas.

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