I thank the Secretary of State for expressing his views on this important subject. Does he agree that although Pfizer did put forward commitments that it regarded as unprecedented, it was by no means explicit about the number of employees it would have taken on should the takeover have gone forward? This sort of legislative approach—or at least a tightening of the takeover code—would help to improve the situation in future.
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill
Proceeding contribution from
David Rutley
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 July 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill.
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