HC Deb 10 July 1969 vol 786 cc281-2W
32. Mr. Gurden

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will ask Sir Jack Scamp to undertake an official inquiry into the activities of Mr. Law of the Transport and General Workers Union in relation to industrial negotiations.

33. Mr. Donald Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will refer the question of the negotiating practices of the Transport and General Workers Union for the Midlands to the Commission on Industrial Relations.

34. Mr. Speed

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will ask the Commission on Industrial Relations to carry out an investigation into the activities of the Transport and General Workers Union in their dealings with road hauliers in the West Midlands.

35. Mr. Montgomery

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will refer to the Commission on Industrial Relations the activities of Mr. Alan Law, the Midlands regional trade group secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, in relation to industrial negotiating practices.

42. Mr. John Page

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether her attention has been drawn to the activities of Mr. Alan Law, a Midlands secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, in demanding cash payments from employers to maintain industrial peace in their organisations; and whether she will refer this matter to the Commission on Industrial Relations.

Mr. Hattersley

Following a complaint from the United Road Transport Union, the T.U.C. is making inquiries of the Transport and General Workers Union and of the U.R.T.U. The T.U.C. has readily agreed to inform my right hon. Friend of the outcome of their inquiries, in the light of which she will consider whether any further action will be necessary.

Forward to