§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many organisations have registered as trade unions, how many have remained on the provisional register, and how many have applied to de-register; and whether he will circulate the details of these organisations in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI am informed by the Registrar that as at 14th January, 31 organisations had been registered as trade unions and there were 228 workers' organisations entered on the provisional register. Up to and including that date the Registrar had removed at their own request 120 organisations from the provisional register, of which nearly 50 were branches of larger organisations. Names and other details of registered organisations can be obtained from the registers, which are open to public inspection at the offices of the Registrar.