§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if, pursuant to his written answer to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Ardwick, on 16 July, he will provide comparable information for the month of July for each of the years listed in that answer.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 23 July 1980, c. 176]: Following is the information from July 1978. Summaries for these areas were not compiled in earlier years.
In the case of the provisions relating to maternity, guarantee pay and certain aspects of unfair dismissal, industry will need time to adjust to the new requirements, and I therefore intend that these provisions should not come into operation before the beginning of October.