My noble friend asks what she can say to women. She can tell them that they have one of the highest minimum wages in Europe as a result of the policies of this Government, that they are entitled to 5.6 weeks of annual leave compared with an EU requirement of four weeks, and that they are entitled to a year of maternity leave in the UK whereas the EU minimum is only 14 weeks—that is what she can say to women workers.
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Callanan
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 23 February 2023.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
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Reference
827 c1794 
Session
2022-23
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