§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied that the proposals to withdraw child tax allowances from, and deny child benefits to, immigrant workers, whose children live in countries with whom Great Britain does not have reciprocal arrangements, does not contravene the letter or the spirit of ILO Conventions No. 118 Article 5 and No. 97 Article 6, Clause 1(a)(1).
§ Mr. John GrantThe Government's proposals are wholly consistent with their obligations under Article 6 of ILO Convention No. 97. The United Kingdom has not accepted any obligation under ILO Convention No. 118 for the reasons given in White Paper Cmnd 1993 of April 1963. No question of contravention therefore arises.