§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the individual dispute at the Bristow Helicopter Company in Aberdeen; and if he will invite the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service to investigate means of resolving the dispute.
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§ Mr. Harold WalkerI understand that, following the dismissal of a pilot, a number of Bristow's pilots, members of the British Airline Pilots' Association, which is not recognised by the company, went on strike on 15th April. Contacts between the company and the pilots' representatives have failed to resolve the dispute, and the pilots on strike have been dismissed. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has offered its services to the parties, but I understand that the employer has so far refused assistance from the Service.