§ Q18. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement on the most recent discussions which he and the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity held with the Trades Union Congress General Council.
§ The Prime MinisterSince I reported to the House on 20th May, my right hon. Friend the First Secretary of State and I met the T.U.C. General Council on 21st May to discuss the proposals set out in its report "Programme for Action". As arranged then, we had a further meeting with the General Council on 9th 245W June following the T.U.C.'s Special Congress last week. These discussions on the problems which the T.U.C. has itself recognised, and on the ways in which these problems might be most effectively tackled by both the T.U.C. and the Government, are being continued later this week.—[Vol. 783, c. 64.]