§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if in view of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981, which will be completely implemented by 1 May 1982, he will issue a circular to the construction industry requesting it to observe the spirit and intent of the regulations, especially sections 5 and 6;
(2) if, in view of the fact that the regulations based on European Economic Community Council directive 77/187, will be operative from 1 May 1982, he will advise the construction industry to abide by the spirit of those regulations prior to that date.
§ Sir George YoungI have no plans to issue any separate advice to the construction industry on these regulations, which have already been the subject of consultation by the Government.