HC Deb 25 July 1978 vol 954 c643W
45. Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the results of his request to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service to resolve the Grunwick industrial dispute: and with what success.

Mr. Harold Walker

Two trade union recognition issues were referred to ACAS under section 11 of the Employment Protection Act by APEX and TGWU in respect of recognition at Grunwick Processing Laboratories. The ACAS Council announced on 12th July that it had carefully considered all aspects of the references and concluded that it was unable to proceed with either of these references.