§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Lord Privy Seal what stage Her Majesty's Government have reached in preparing their response to the claim brought under the European Convention of Human Rights by Vosper Ltd. arising out of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Indusries Act 1977.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsThe Government are preparing their observations in this claim in parallel with its observations in the other applications which also raise issues under the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977. In response to the Commission's request, the observations will address the merits, as well as the admissibility of the claim. Work on these observations is well under way and the Government will make every effort to submit their observations in these cases by the appropriate dates approved by the European Commission of Human Rights.