HC Deb 03 April 1973 vol 854 cc84-5W
Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) whether he will investigate the administration of the Hotel and Catering Industry Training Board, in view of its discriminatory practices against Protestants;

(2) whether he will give a guarantee that, as a condition of future grants to industrial undertakings operating at the Maydown Estate, Londonderry, he will ensure that Protestants are not discriminated against in respect of employment; and if he will take steps to correct the existing religious imbalance in the total work force;

(3) whether he will consult with the management of the Essex Engineering Company and Irish Ceramics Ltd, both of Londonderry, about introducing fair treatment for Protestant applicants for employment.

Mr. Peter Mills

The Government's intentions concerning the promotion of full equality of employment opportunity throughout Northern Ireland are indicated quite clearly in paragraph 103 of the White Paper on Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals (Cmnd. 5259).