§ Mr. Parryasked the Paymaster General if he will list in the Official Report the companies on (a) Liverpool and (b) Merseyside where workers have been sacked and the numbers involved in official disputes since May 1983 to the latest date; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeeOfficial information on industrial disputes in individual companies is confidential. No statistics are held on dismissals by my Department.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Paymaster General how many workers have been dismissed by companies on (a) Liverpool and (b) Merseyside for claiming trades union recognition.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Paymaster General if he will list in the Official Report the current involvement of the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service in disputes on (a) Merseyside and (b) Liverpool at the latest date and the names of the companies involved.
§ Mr. LeeI understand that ACAS is involved in 12 disputes on Merseyside, five of which are in Liverpool. Discussions between ACAS and the parties in a dispute are confidential and it would therefore not be appropriate for me to name the companies involved.