§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will meet the chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission to discuss the advancement of equal opportunities in the workplace;
(2) if he will discuss plans for the provision of childcare facilities to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace with the chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission.
§ Mr. NichollsDepartment of Employment Ministers have frequent discussions with the chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission about equal opportunities in employment. The EOC chairman will be leading a discussion on child care for working parents at a meeting on 2 February of the advisory committee on women's employment chaired by me.