§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his most recent estimate of how many employees in the United Kingdom would receive an increase in their holiday entitlement in the event of the Government losing their case in the European Court against implementation of the European directive on working time. [13365]
Mr. John M. TaylorThe number would depend on the conditions of entitlement set by each member state. Many employees in Great Britain who are not entitled to the holiday periods specified in the directive are likely to have worked for their employers for less than a year.