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Trade Union Bill

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 19 April 2016. It occurred during Debate on bills on Trade Union Bill.

My Lords, before the noble Baroness sits down, I simply raise the issue to which she referred in relation to employment law being reserved. This was what we thought was the case prior to the Agricultural Wages Board Supreme Court judgment. I am sure noble Lords can see that this is not as simple as it sounds, because agricultural wages were found to be an issue that was devolved to the Welsh Government. They are perilously close to employment law, are they not? I cannot see the difference between them. The truth of the matter is that the Supreme Court judgment determined that if something was not specified in the Government of Wales Act—

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Reference

771 c616 

Session

2015-16

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

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