§ Mr. DykesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will itemise(a) the key elements of policy listed in the principal items of the existing European Community's social action programme and (b) the principal items in the proposed social charter provisions restricted to the other 11 EU member states.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythFor the complete list of items included in the social action programme, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Member for Battersea (Mr. Bowis) on 19 October 1992,Official Report, columns 116–20.
The only item to have been taken forward so far under the agreement on social policy by the other 11 member states is the proposal for a Council directive on mechanisms for informing and consulting employees.