§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Prime Minister if Her Majesty's Government will refrain from taking any action regarding transfer of staff from the Government communications headquarters, Cheltenham, until such time as a judgment has been forthcoming from the European Commission on Human Rights.
§ The Prime MinisterNo. The judgment of the House of Lords on 22 November 1984 completed the domestic legal process and confirmed that the revised terms and conditions of service introduced at the Government communications headquarters last year are valid. Those conditions of service are now in force and staff who do not wish to accept them will, in accordance with the notice issued on 25 January 1984, be offered alternative employment in the Home Civil Service or, if this is not available, premature retirement on redundancy terms.