§ 40. Mr. Dykesasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has any plans to meet the Confederation of British Industry and the Trades Union Congress in the near future to discuss unemployment trends.
§ Mr. AlisonWe have no plans for such a meeting. However, my right hon. Friend regularly attends meetings of the National Economic Development Council, on which both the CBI and TUC are represented, and at which many aspects of the economy, including issues of employment and unemployment, are regularly discussed.