§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will introduce legislation to prohibit all friendly societies from discriminating in their rules against trade unionists, as recommended by the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and employers' organisations.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerYes. The Government announced in paragraph 55 of the White Paper "In Place of Strife—A Policy for Industrial Relations", published on Friday, 17th January, that they intend to include legislation on these lines in an Industrial Relations Bill to be introduced as soon as possible.