§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the deadline for incorporating into United Kingdom law the provisions of the EU's pregnant workers directive.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe date is 19 October 1994.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment when he expects to table regulations implementing the health and safety provisions of the pregnant workers directive.
§ Miss WiddecombeDraft proposals for regulations to implement the health and safety provisions of the pregnant workers directive were submitted by the Health and Safety Commission on 7 October 1994. I am currently considering these proposals with the aim of tabling regulations as soon as possible.