§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is prepared to amend section 1 of the Employment Protection Act 1975 to clarify the terms of reference of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service and bring them into line wih the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in UKAPE v the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerNo. I understand that the case may yet go to a higher court and it would not be appropriate for me to comment before the final outcome is known.