HC Deb 15 July 1974 vol 877 c24W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the position of the fifth directive (Supervisory and Management Boards) and the Government's policy towards its specific terms.

Mr. John Fraser

A draft of the proposed fifth directive is currently under consideration by the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee of the European Communities. The Government are studying its provisions as part of their overall examination of industrial democracy.