No, I shall not give way. I am just coming to a conclusion.
The other stumbling block has been on the issue of enforcement. I do not want an industrial tribunal to be the first line of defence. That should be the last resort, used only in extremis. I want the Minister to consider the space that I have allowed him in clause 4 to create a mechanism that is short, sharp and effective, and avoids the overuse of tribunals. He should consider creating that responsibility, perhaps in ACAS, unless somebody comes up with a better idea.
In the long term, the Bill is economically the right thing to do, and, for the reasons that I have described, it is morally the right thing to do, and I commend it to the House.
Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Miller
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 22 February 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill.
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