§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he has had any meetings with the Equal Opportunities Commission to discuss the implementation of those parts of the conclusions of the Nairobi conference on forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women relevant to his Department; and if he has any future plans for such meetings.
§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to his reply, 2 December 1985, c. 17.My right hon. and learned Friend has not met the Equal Opportunities Commission in his present ministerial capacity since the Nairobi conference. I met Baroness Platt, chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, to discuss women in engineering on 7 November 1984. I shall be meeting the Equal Opportunities Commission shortly to discuss the participation of women in commerce as part of Industry Year 1986.