§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will carry out a six-month exercise on the basis of the proposed regulations for health and safety representatives and committees at his headquarters so as to ascertain the cost involved.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonNo. As my right hon. Friend told the House on 19th November 1976, the Government have decided not to bring these regulations into force for the time being. In the circumstances, no useful purpose would be served by conducting such an experiment, which would itself add to departmental costs.