§ Ms QuinTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what recent representations he has received regarding the maximum length of the working week. [25081]
Mr. John M. TaylorDuring the past 12 months, 26 letters have been received by the Department of Trade and Industry and the former Employment Department about the length of the working week. They expressed views both in support of the imposition of restrictions on the number of hours which can be worked in a week, and opposing such restrictions.