§ 20. Mr. RobathanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what recent representations his Department has received on the EC proposals for a 48-hour week.
§ Mr. David HuntSince the Social Affairs Council reached a common position on the working time directive in June, my Department has received many representations 209W welcoming the important improvements that we have secured, while supporting the Government's decision to challenge the basis of the directive in the European Court of Justice.