§ 48. Sir E. Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what progress has been made in consultations 4W between the Government, the Confederation of British Industry and individual employers' associations on the changes in organisation and services of employers' associations foreshadowed in "In Place of Strife".
§ Mr. Harold WalkerWe have been informed by the C.B.I. that employers' associations are actively reviewing the services they offer their members and are co-operating with the C.B.I. in preparing for the joint discussions on collective bargaining foreshadowed in the C.B.I.-T.U.C. statement of 23rd October last year. I welcome the fact that these associations are acting on the recommendations made in the Donovan Report and the White Paper.
§ 57. Mr. Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what consultations she has had with the Confederation of British Industry and the Trades Union Council about the definition of the term employers' association.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerWe have not yet consulted the C.B.I. and the T.U.C. on the implementation of the proposal in the White Paper "In Place of Strife" (Cmnd. 3888) for a new legal definition of the term "employers' association".