HC Deb 16 June 1977 vol 933 cc241-2W
Mr. George Rodgers

asked the Secretary of State for Employment when he now proposes to implement Sections 17 to 21 of the Employment Protection Act 1975 relating to disclosures of information to trade unions for collective bargaining purposes.

Mr. Harold Walker

Sections 17–21 of the Act will come into force on 22nd August. The related Code of Practice on Disclosure of Information to Trade Unions for Collective Bargaining Purposes, having been approved by Parliament, will also come into effect on that date. The orders bringing in the Act's provisions and the code have now been published.

The approved code of practice has been issued today by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service under Section 6 of the Employment Protection Act 1975.

made by officials of the Road Transport to the premises of road hauliers were Industry Training Board for the most recent year for which this information is available.

Mr. Golding

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information is not available in the form requested, since records of visits are not kept by industrial sectors.