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I regularly hear from members who express the greatest of frustrations at working in shifts that have been if not quite decimated, certainly very close to it.
Meeting of the Parliament 26 February 2014 Meeting of the Parliament 26 February 2014Portfolio Question Time Portfolio Question TimeFinance, Employment and Sustainable Growth Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth Good afternoon.
Despite the support that we heard expressed for the bill, the committee also heard that there is room for improvement, and it made a number of recommendations, some of which I will now touch on.
If we are to take legislation through, we should be comprehensive and attack the potential problem that we all see, rather than go off at half-cock—if I can use that expression—with a bill that does not cover people’s worries.