HC Deb 31 October 1989 vol 159 c154W
19. Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary for Employment what recent discussions he has had concerning workplace nurseries.

Mr. Nicholls

I have had discussions on child care, including the provision of workplace nurseries, with my advisory committee on women's employment. This committee includes the EOC chair, my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Mrs. Roe), the hon. Member for Barking (Ms. Richardson), representatives of the CBI, TUC and the Women's National Commission.

I am also a member of the ministerial group on women's issues which has been looking at the whole question of child care.

I have also had discussions on child care, including workplace nurseries, with the National Council for One Parent Families, the Working Mothers Association, the National Out of School Alliance, the Pre-School Playgroups Association and the National Childminding Association and have attended and spoken at a number of conferences dealing with these and related matters.