HC Deb 25 November 1971 vol 826 c452W
Mr. Dell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is the practice of Government Departments to place business with companies, including insurance companies, that refuse to recognise trade unions.

Mr. Patrick Jenkb

Where the standard forms of Government contract are used, contractors are required to comply with the terms of the Fair Wages Resolution adopted by the House in 1946, including the recognition of the right of employees to be members of trade unions; but the Crown generally acts as its own insurer. The Industrial Relations Act covers recognition by employers of trade unions.