§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will obtain a copy of the Trades Union Congress booklet, "Working Women," and place a copy in the Library, marking the passages which were considered by his Department as tendentious; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will list the Trades Union Congress publications designed for education or training courses to which he has objected being part of courses which attract financial support from his Department; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthThe Government have always made it clear that they are not prepared to provide financial support under the trade union education and training grant for booklets which engage in political controversy. The booklet "Working Women" contained a number of passages which were openly critical of Government policy. When these passages were drawn to the attention of the TUC, it agreed that they were not appropriate in a booklet financed by public money. Since the TUC has now withdrawn the booklet, no purpose would be served by placing a copy in the Library.