§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment on what date the memorial on the British Railways closed shop was lodged with the registrar of the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg; to which bodies the memorial was circulated prior to that date and upon what dates; and upon what criteria he chose the bodies to receive such prior copies.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe Government filed their written memorial on the British Rail closed shop case with the European Court of Human Rights on 5 December 1980. The memorial was not circulated to or discussed with any other organisation or individual prior to that date. Following consultations with the Court the Government placed copies of the memorial in the Libraries of both Houses on 19 January 1981 and from the same date made copies available on request to anyone who wished to see them.