§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what progress has been made on implementations of measures already agreed in the European social charter.
§ Mr. EggarThe European Community social charter, which the United Kingdom was unable to agree, was a political statement of intent. The European Commission's proposals for implementing the provisions in the charter are outlined in its social action programme. The first detailed draft proposals under the programme have recently been published. Negotiations on the individual proposals in the programme can now begin in the Council of Ministers in the usual way.