HC Deb 13 December 1972 vol 848 cc158-9W
61. Mr. Simon Mahon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment, in view of the length of the strike by 14 members of the ETPT Union in Bootle and its effect on unemployment, if he will recommence talks with the men on strike and other interested persons with a view to ending this stoppage.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

It would not be appropriate in the existing circumstances for my right hon. Friend to intervene in this unofficial and unconstitutional dispute. He would urge the electricians involved to return to normal working- so that the matter can be dealt with through the industry's own machinery within the Joint Industry Board.