§ Baroness ELLESasked her Majesty's Government:
What reply has been sent in answer to the objection raised by the European Commission that the Equal Pay Act 1234WA 1970 is not in compliance with EEC Directive 75/117.
The MINISTER of STATE, DEPARTMENT of EMPLOYMENT (The Earl of Gowrie)A reply has been sent but the correspondence on this subject, like other exchanges of this nature between Governments and international organisations, is confidential.