§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment in the light of the petition signed by 175 of the 188 weekly paid staff of Grunwick Processing Limited asking their employer not to allow the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service to conduct a new ballot on union recognition, whether he will ask the Chairman of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service to scrap plans for such a second ballot.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerNo. The manner in which ACAS carries out its duties under the Employment Protection Act 1975 is one for the Service, under its independent Council, to decide in accordance with the provisions of the Act.