§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if the Royal College of Midwives and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have been consulted about the new EC directive on the protection of pregnant women; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthMy Department consulted over 200 organisations about the draft EC directive on the protection of pregnant women, including the Royal College of Midwives. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists was not consulted.