Lord Katz

Lord Katz

The Lord Katz MBE

Labour
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Member since 28 January 2025

Recent Debate Contributions

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Jobs Market

22/07/2025Lords

9 contributions
Of course my noble friend is utterly right. [Laughter.] Noble Lords opposite laugh, but this is no joking matter. One year in, and w...
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My Lords, as part of the Get Britain Working plan, we are ensuring that there are local growth plans across the economy, because we recognise that dif...
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Employment Rights Bill

22/07/2025Lords

4 contributions
My Lords, with thanks to the clerks, the doorkeepers and all the staff of the House for staying so late, I beg to move that the House do now adjourn.
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My Lords, I wish I had also brought my white hanky to the debate, but sadly I do not have that cop-out. This been a short but focused and interesting ...
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Independent Water Commission

22/07/2025Lords

1 contribution
My Lords, we have 16 minutes, and I am sure that we can all get in. Let us hear from these Benches and then the Opposition Benches.
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Employment Rights Bill

20/07/2025Lords

1 contribution
I thank all noble Lords for the short but focused debate we have had on this set of amendments, moved and spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe of ...
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Employment Rights Bill

20/07/2025Lords

3 contributions
My Lords, it was going so well, then it hit the buffers. I am trying to make that not the last of the rail-related jokes—noble Lords will note the gro...
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I apologise for interrupting the noble Baroness in full flow. She said she was not here for the start of the debate on the group, so it would be a cou...
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Employment Rights Bill

15/07/2025Lords

14 contributions
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, for tabling Amendment 110, which covers the regulation of umbrella companies. The ...
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I do not have that information to hand. I am happy to write to the noble Lord with the detail. I take the opportunity to point out that the fair work ...
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Employment Rights Bill

13/07/2025Lords

1 contribution
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, for tabling Amendment 42, which seeks to permit a special constable to request reasonable unpaid ti...
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NHS 10-Year Plan

08/07/2025Lords

1 contribution
My Lords, we are not due to return to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill until 8.42 pm. The time allocated for Statement repeats is very clear...
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3 contributions
My Lords, in addressing Amendments 84 and 90 proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady May of Maidenhead, I first take the opportunity to pay tribute to he...
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I rise to speak to the amendments tabled by noble Lords on the Opposition Front Bench. As we have heard, Amendment 72 proposes to remove the requireme...
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I suggest we take the heat out of this a bit. Interventions are welcome, but noble Lords are not obliged to take them, and they should be brief.
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