§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will make a statement on the three cases affecting Birmid Industries Limited, Octel Company and the General Accident Insurance Company Limited which she proposes to refer to the Commission for Industrial Relations; when she first decided upon this course; and when she intends to make a formal reference.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerMy right hon. Friend has referred the three cases to the Commission on Industrial Relations today. The terms of reference are as follows:
(1) Reference of a Matter to the Royal Commission on Industrial Relations concerning Birmingham Aluminium Casting (1903) Company Limited, Dartmouth Auto Castings Ltd., and the Midland Motor Cylinder Co. Ltd.
The First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity refers to the Royal Commission on Industrial Relations for examination the functioning and development of institutions and procedures for the conduct of industrial relations between the Birmingham Aluminium Casting (1903) Co. Ltd., The Foundaries, Smethwick, Warley, Worcestershire, Dartmouth Auto Castings Ltd., Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, Warley, Worcestershire, and the Midland Motor Cylinder Co. Ltd., Dartmouth Road Foundries, Smethwick, Warley, Worcestershire, on the one hand, and the Companies' employees and their representatives on the other hand; and for consideration of any measures which seem necessary for promoting improvements in such institutions, procedures and relations, taking account of any changes in institutions, procedures and relations which may occur in the engineering industry while the reference is under examination; and to report.(2) Reference of a matter to the Royal Commission on Industrial Relations concerning the Associated Octel Company Limited.
The First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity refers to the Royal Commission on Industrial Relations for examination the functioning and development of institutions and procedures for the conduct of industrial relations between the Associated Octel Company Limited, 20 Berkeley Square, London, W.1, on the one hand, and supervisory and technical staff employed by the Company at Ellesmere Port on the other hand, with particular reference to the Company's policy in the matter of trade 256W union recognition in respect of this group of employees; and for consideration of any measures which seem necessary for promoting improvements in such institutions, procedures and relations; and to report.(3) Reference of a matter to the Royal Commission on Industrial Relations concerning the General Accident, Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Limited and certain other companies.
The First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity refers to the Royal Commission on Industrial Relations for examination the functioning and development of institutions and procedures for the conduct of industrial relations between the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Limited, General Buildings, Tay Street, Perth, the Yorkshire General Life Assurance Company, 2 Rougier Street, York, the Road Transport and General Insurance Company Limited, General Buildings, 77–83 Upper Richmond Road, London, S.W.15, the Scottish General Insurance Company Ltd., 136–138 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2, and the Yorkshire Insurance Company Ltd., 2 Rougier Street, York, on the one hand, and the respective employees of the Companies on the other hand, with particular reference to the policies of the Companies as respects the recognition of trade unions to represent their respective employees; and for consideration of any measures which seem necessary for promoting improvements in such institutions, procedures and relations; and to report.