§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has received and considered the report on the hours of work of women and young persons in factories prepared by the working party 336W tion of earnings of women in Great Britain in April, 1970. The following estimates relate to women aged 18 and over then working on a full-time basis and cover both manual and non-manual occupations in all industries. They are based on Table 5 on page 979 of the November, 1970, issue:
appointed by the National Joint Advisory Council advising him on industrial matters; if he has now consulted the organisations concerned with the restrictions on the hours worked in industry; and how soon he expects to be able to make his conclusions known.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing publication in March, 1969, of the National Joint Advisory Council Working Party's report comments on the issues raised were received from the organisations concerned. My right hon. Friend has these matters under review, but it is not possible to say at present when this review will be completed.