§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what action he proposes to take to prevent workers being blacklisted by the oil industry in the North sea; and what evidence is available to him on the extent of this practice.
§ Mr. NichollsI have no evidence of such blacklisting and no proposals for action. Employers are free to employ whoever they feel is best suited to the job, provided they do not discriminate unlawfully on grounds of race or sex.