§ Mr. Leighasked the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has as to how many trade unions have amended their constitutions to elect their national officers by secret postal ballot under section 22 of the Trade Union Act 1984 since the Act came into effect.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkAccording to recent press reports, the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs, the Association of University Teachers, the Association of Professional Executive Clerical and Computer Staff, the General Municipal Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union, the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association are considering changes to their rules so as to bring their electoral arrangements into line with the provisions of the Trade Union Act 1984. Enforcement of these provisions is a matter for individual trade unionists, who can complain to the certification officer or the courts if they believe elections have not been conducted in accordance with the rights conferred on union members by the 1984 Act.