§ 36. Mr. Kenneth Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for Employment to what extent restrictive practices in British industry have diminished during the last two years, and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThere are difficulties about defining restrictive labour practices and measuring their incidence and my Department does not attempt to collect statistics on this subject. There is however some evidence that awareness is increasing on both sides of industry of the need to review existing practices in order to improve competitiveness. We have consistently urged managers to improve communications with their work force in order to create a greater understanding of the need for such changes.