Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023 Lord Sharpe of Epsom moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 November 2023 be approved. Then Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle moved, as an amendment to the original motion, to leave out all the words after "that" and to insert "this House declines to approve the draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023 because they expose trade unions to liability of up to £1 million, make trade unions act as enforcement agents on behalf of employers and the Government, reduce the rights of workers to withdraw their labour, and will prohibit around 75 per cent of Border Force workers from taking part in strike action." After debate, the amendment was withdrawn. Then Lord Coaker moved, as an amendment to the original motion, at end to insert “but that this House regrets that the draft Regulations contain policy detail that was not included in primary legislation, contrary to the recommendation of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee; and considers, given that the impact assessment acknowledges that some workers’ right to take industrial action will be affected or denied, that they are too prohibitive.” The amendment was disagreed to (see division 3). Then the original motion was agreed to.

Wednesday 6 December 2023 between 18:29 and 19:04

This type of business sits within the Delegated Legislation category.