It is a pleasure to follow the previous debate, which was rather more truncated than I was expecting. I wish to emphasise the importance of retaining, under new clause 7, the protections provided by the Agricultural Wages Board, as well as addressing the importance of maintaining, under new clauses 8 and 9, an overarching mechanism—indeed, an independent body—that can advocate on behalf of rural areas. The Agricultural Wages Board was established under the Agricultural Wages Act 1948, but the heritage of that body goes back to 1924. It is an independent body with a statutory obligation to set minimum wages for agricultural workers in England and Wales and powers to determine other terms and conditions, including holidays and sick pay.
Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 October 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2).
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