§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, in the light of the failure of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service to resolve the dispute between the British Waterways Board and its staff, what steps are now proposed to end this dispute.
§ Mr. ShoreI am considering as a matter of urgency new proposals aimed at resolving the dispute, and intend to have further discussions with the British Waterways Board very soon.