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

I congratulate my hon. Friend on a very good demolition job. Will he illustrate his last point by reference to what is alleged to be happening in France, where the planned merger between GDF—Gaz de France—and SUEZ has been delayed by more than two years through the employee representative's refusal to provide an opinion as required by French law? Would we in this country not be in exactly the same position if this Bill were enacted?