Private Equity (Transfer of Undertakings and Protection of Employment) Bill

I agree with my hon. Friend that painless panaceas do not exist; if only they did. We have put several questions to the hon. Member for Nottingham, East to try to find out exactly the direction of the Bill. As I told him, I totally support giving protection, and equality of protection, to workers in this country. On several occasions, however, he was not certain whether such legislation existed in other countries or whether the EU was trying to introduce it. Perhaps private Members' Bills should have a pre-legislative stage so that hon. Members who are interested can seek out the answers to such questions before Second Reading. Other than perhaps my hon. Friend the Member for Huntingdon (Mr. Djanogly), none of us is an expert, and such a pre-legislative stage would enable us to get those answers in advance.