§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Bristol, North-West (Mr. Colvin) on 8 June, Official Report, column 19, he will list the trade unions referred to and the purpose of the ballot for which application has been made.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI am informed by the certification officer that the six unions referred to in my reply of 8 June, and the purposes of the ballots for which the applications were made, are
- Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association, for election of officers of the union;
- British Association of Occupational Therapists Ltd, for elections to the union's principal committee;
- British Medical Association, for elections to the union's principal committee;
- Guinness Brewing Staff Association (UK) for amendments to rules and for the election of an officer of the union;
- Professional Association of Teachers, for the election of an officer of the union; and
- Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom, for amendment to rules.