§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what her Department's priorities are for the United Kingdom presidency of the Community.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe overall theme for the United Kingdom's presidency in employment and social affairs will be "A Community at Work".
640WThe Department's key priorities for the presidency are as follows:
to focus greater attention on tackling unemployment and creating lasting jobs in the Community;to promote even-handed and effective implementation and enforcement of existing EC legislation;to continue to remove barriers to the mobility of labour;to support the European year of health and safety by taking forward proposals promoting high standards of health and safety at work;to manage efficiently the business of the Social Affairs Council.