HC Deb 28 January 1981 vol 997 c407W
Mr. Gorst

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to ensure that those organisations which currently operate closed shops review them regularly, and in particular that they hold a secret ballot about them in accordance with paragraph 45 of the code of practice.

Mr. Waddington

The code of practice has been in force only a few weeks, and the essential first step is to bring it to the attention of those affected by closed shops. My Department has therefore arranged for an initial printing of 300,000 copies of the code, of which well over half have already been distributed.