§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the responses to the Green Paper "Trade Unions and Their Members" were in favour of the proposal that the provisions of the Trade Union Act 1984 should be extended to the election of all general secretaries, presidents, and members of union principal executive committees.
§ Mr. Nicholls24 of the 67 comments received on the Green Paper proposal were in favour of extending the statutory election requirements to cover all members of trade union principal executive committees, general secretaries and presidents.
§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the responses to the Green Paper "Trade Unions and Their Members" were in favour of the proposal that there should be a statutory provision made for members of a union to be entitled to inspect the current accounting records of that union and to be accompanied by a professional adviser.
§ Mr. NichollsOf 48 comments on the proposal to give trade union members and their professional advisers a statutory right of access to their union's accounts, 32 were in favour.
§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the responses to the Green Paper "Trade Unions and Their Members" were in favour of the proposal that there should be a right for all union members not to be expelled or otherwise disciplined for refusing or failing to take industrial action.
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§ Mr. Nicholls16 of the 67 comments received on the Green Paper proposal were in favour of giving trade union members protection against disciplinary action for refusing or failing to strike or take other industrial action.