§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied that the provisions of the dock labour scheme fully cover all circumstances relating to insolvency of employers, which, but for Section 119 of the Employment Protection Act 1975, would be covered by Section 64 of that Act.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerRegistered dock workers are excluded from the application of Section 64 of the Employment Protection Act, which deals with payments from the Redundancy Fund in cases of insolvency, since registered employers do not contribute to the fund. If the industry wished to secure comparable benefits for employees, this would be a matter for negotiation between the employers and trade unions, not for the dock labour scheme.