§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether she will use her power in section 131 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 and confer jurisdiction on industrial tribunals to deal with claims for breach of contract.
§ Mr. McLoughlinAs my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, when he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment, announced on 22 October last year, the power in section 131 has proved inadequate and the Government propose to amend the relevant provisions at the earliest opportunity to enable appropriate jurisdiction to be conferred on industrial tribunals.