§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the case submitted by the Government to the European Court of Justice, setting out its interpretation of the directive concerning employee representation.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythI assume that the question refers to applications lodged by the European Commission with450W the European Court of Justice which allege that the United Kingdom has failed fully to implement the acquired rights and collective redundancies directives. Communications between the court and the Government relating to these applications are confidential between the parties concerned.