Treatment. Mr speaker, this afternoon will introduce the renters rights bill. This government will oversee the rights in a generation and i urge the whole house to get behind it. Later this week i will Visit Washington for a strategic discussion on foreign policy. I had meetings with others and will have further such meetings later today. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Back in the 19905. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Back in the 1990s, the conservatives came the 1990s, the conservatives came to the 1990s, the conservatives came to the Minimum Wage would cost1 came to the Minimum Wage would Costi Millionjobs and instead workers Costi Millionjobs and instead workers have seen no effect on Employment Year after year. Today Employment Year after year. Today and under their watch, 1 Million today and under their watch, 1 Million workers on zero hours contracis million workers on zero hours contracts and over A Million people contracts and over A Million people have no sick pay whatsoever. Facing risks, a
maximum effect to support economic growth for a purpose pushed up to help businesses and trade to thrive and to maximise the opportunity for and to maximise the opportunity for a fair green economy. a crucial part of this is about making a just transition to net zero. we will never do to oil and gas workers in the north east of scotland what thatcher did to our mining and steel communities. applause. we will take the workers of the north east andy hall scotland with us on our green journey. the scotland programme on its own, for example, offers the potential of £28 billion of supply chain work based in scotland. our renewable energy resources will also help us to develop a hydrogen sector, which is why a focus for the next three years is to lay our foundations in scotland. we will also continue to support innovations through policies such as these, we hope to make scott one of the leading missions and business, health, life sciences, digital industry, and advanced manufactur
uk industry bosses warn of mass pub and brewery closures across the country within months due to rising energy costs. uk s labour opposition criticises chancellor nadhim zahawi s trip to the united states. he says he s seeking solutions for the cost of living crisis, labour call it a junket. and in an interview with a us magazine about her relationship with the british royal family, the duchess of sussex, meghan markle, has discussed the importance of forgiveness. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the united nations is leading a global appeal to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. the un secretary general, antonio