§ Mr. Kimballasked the Secretary of State for Industry when he expects to receive Lord McCarthy's report on the Post Office engineers' differences with the Post Office.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldMy right hon. Friend has asked Lord McCarthy to seek a speedy settlement but it is not appropriate to impose a time limit. Lord McCarthy has had a series of meetings with the parties to the dispute, and I 507W understand that he expects soon to put to the Post Office and the union some suggestions about how the dispute might be ended.