§ Mr John Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will take steps to ensure that interested parties are fully aware of his intention to give immediate consideration to further representations on the decision to repeal schedule II to the Employment Protection Act.
§ Mr. MayhewIn the Standing Committee considering the Employment Bill on 27 March, my right hon. Friend said that the Government would be prepared to consider further representations about the proposed repeal of the "recognised terms and conditions" provision of Schedule 11. My right hon. Friend has subsequently written to the TUC and CBI seeking any further comments they might have to offer and my Department has also written to all those organisations which have commented earlier on this issue. In doing so we have emphasised, as my right hon. Friend did to the Committee, that the Government's present view remains that the whole schedule should be repealed.