§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment if the Government has yet complied with Article 9 of the European Economic Community directive on equal pay and has sent to the Commission all the necessary information relating to the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women.
§ Mr. John GrantYes. The reply to the questionnaire about the application of the principle of equal pay was due on 12th February 1978, and our reply was delivered to the Commission on 10th February via the United Kingdom representative in Brussels. Following a statement on 14th February by Commissioner Vredeling to the effect that no member State had replied to the questionnaire, the United Kingdom representation has requested that the record should be put straight as regards the United Kingdom, and Commissioner Vredeling has undertaken to do so in the European Parliament at the earliest opportunity.