division_name: Employment Relations Bill &#8212; Clause 34 &#8212; Information and Consultation: Great Britain
motion: <p class="" pid=".1367.4/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move amendment No. 3,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid=".1367.4/2" pwmotiontext="yes">in page 30, line 9, at end insert</p>
  
  <p class="" pid=".1368.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 41, line 5, leave out Clause 46.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid=".1368.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">Conservative Members are not against union modernisation, and we are certainly not against trade unions in fact, we are making a real effort to reach out to them. As I pointed out earlier, the Minister got wind of a meeting that my hon. Friend <phrase class="honfriend" id="uk.org.publicwhip/member/1139" name="Stephen O'Brien">the Member for Eddisbury (Mr. O'Brien)</phrase> and I had the other day with Mr. Brendan Barber. The meeting was constructive, and we have a great deal in common.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid=".1371.5/1" pwmotiontext="yes">It being three hours after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of the Bill, Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Order [<phrase class="date" code="2004-03-25" pwmotiontext="yes">25 March</phrase>], put forthwith the Question already proposed from the Chair.</p>
  
  <p pid=".1371.5/2" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>The House divided:</i> Ayes 157, Noes 315.</p>