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Seafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]

Proceeding contribution from Lord Balfe (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 26 October 2022. It occurred during Debate on bills on Seafarers’ Wages Bill [HL].

My Lords, I will say a couple of words. This clause is a typical “Let’s have a review” clause. In 90 days, it could do nothing at all, of course, because by the time the Act has commenced nothing at all will have happened. We have a failing in this House, and in legislature generally, that we tend to pass Acts and then forget them; they just pass away into the distance. I would welcome it if the Minister could give us some assurance that there will be monitoring of this Act and that we will be looking to see where it goes.

A subject such as this seems to be an ideal one for an inquiry in about a year’s time as to how the Act has affected the industry. I suspect that it will have very little effect on pensions, for instance, and we might well wish to look at a stronger charter overall. Could the Minister assure us that her department will keep this under review? Perhaps some noble Lords could decide in time that it might be a subject that should be looked at by a special committee of this House.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
824 c1520 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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