Mr. Ted Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his policy towards the conclusion of the Royal Commission on the Press on editorial freedom and the operation of a closed shop for journalists.
§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his policy towards the conclusions of the Royal Commission on the Press on a closed shop for journalists and editorial freedom.
§ Mr. Harold Walker,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 25th July 1977, c. 64], gave the following information:
The recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Press on the closed shop in journalism and on editorial freedom will of course be considered in the course of the consultations my Department and I will be having about the Charter of Press Freedom.