§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will take steps to ensure that in future the redundancy payments for each registered dock worker is reduced to a level closer to the average statutory redundancy payment.
§ Mr. MayhewExisting severance arrangements for registered dock workers are agreed by the port employers and trade unions in the National Joint Council for the Port Transport Industry. The level of severance payments is therefore for the industry to determine.