§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish his estimate of the additional number of women in(a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the United Kingdom, who would be entitled to have their posts kept open for them while pregnant in the event of implementation of the ruling of the Law Lords in March; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe Government are carefully considering the House of Lords judgment to ascertain its full implications and will make an announcement as soon as possible.