§ 51. Mr. P. Williamsasked the Prime Minister what further discussions he intends to hold with leaders in industry; and whether he will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterThe discussions on industrial relations which I initiated in the informal talks I held in the summer with representatives of the British Employers' Confederation, the Trades Union Congress, and the nationalised industries, have since been continued by my right hon. and learned Friend the Minister of Labour and National Service on the National Joint Advisory Council, and its Joint Consultative Committee. Those talks are continuing, but I have no further statement to make upon them at present.