§ Mr. SnapeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what steps were taken to secure the terms and conditions of employment of the TWA. United Kingdom-based employees being transferred to American' Airlines as a result of his decision to allow American Airlines to take over the TWA Heathrow routes;
(2) if he will make it his policy, when he agrees to the transfer of airline routes from one foreign airline to another, to take steps to ensure the protection of employment terms and conditions of United Kingdom employees concerned.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThese arrangements are matters for the companies concerned and their employees, subject to any relevant rules regarding employment protection and transfer. They are not matters in which I intervene arid I have no plans to change my policy in this respect.