§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he is satisfied that the obligation on disablement advisory committees to meet at least quarterly is necessary; and whether he will consider reducing the minimum requirement to an annual meeting.
§ Mr. John GrantThe Manpower Services Commission informs me that the frequency of meetings of disablement advisory committees is decided by individual committees according to the volume of work involved, and they normally find it necessary to meet three or four times a year to review the general position regarding the employment of disabled people in their areas. This seems about right, and I would not consider that they could advise me properly if they met only annually.