HC Deb 15 March 1973 vol 852 cc419-20W
Mr. Walter Johnson

asked the Lord President of the Council if he will ask the Catering Committee to ensure that in future menus in all House of Commons dining rooms should be printed in English.

Mr. Prior

The new a la carte menus for the Members' and Strangers' Dining Rooms have English descriptions in summary although the full methods of preparation are, as throughout the restaurant trade, generally implied in the single French names quoted. If, however, ex-

tive would apply in the original Member States to companies of the Société Anonyme type and it is to be expected that it would apply in the United Kingdom to public companies. A company to which the directive applied would be required to have a supervisory board and a management board. If the company employed 500 or more workers it would also be required to ensure that the workers were represented on the supervisory board.