§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will now seek to extend the provisions of the Employment Protection Acts 1975 and 1978 to all workers irrespective of the number of hours worked; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyNo. The Government consider it right that an employee should have to work for an employer for a minimum number of hours each week before acquiring some of the statutory rights enforceable against that employer.