§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will set up a working party to consider the law in relation to industrial injuries and the creation of a single system to replace the current dual system of insurance and common law claims with increased rates of compensation.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe Robens Committee recommended that there should be a review of the present system of actions at common law for compensation for injuries sustained at work.
The establishment of a Royal Commission, announced by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister this afternoon, takes account of this recommendation.
322Wsteps to ensure that companies employing pyramid selling techniques do not have access to the names of people on the Professional and Executive Register.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithVacancies of this type are not handled by the Professional and Executive Register, and staff instructions provide that the names of people on the register are submitted only to employers whose vacancies offer a normal contract of service. These instructions are being re-stated and re-emphasised.