I thank the Minister for giving way. This anti-worker, anti-strike Bill applies to the fire and rescue service, which has seen a 30% cut in central Government funding since the Tories came into power, with one in five firefighter jobs being lost. Today the Fire Brigades Union won a historic ballot against another insulting real-terms pay cut. Does the Minister agree that if the Government really cared about minimum service levels, they would properly fund the fire and rescue service, alongside other key services, and give pay rises, rather than this pathetic attempt to cosplay as Thatcher, pretending that firefighters and workers are the enemy rather than the people keeping the country running?
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Zarah Sultana
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 January 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill.
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