HC Deb 01 May 1996 vol 276 c548W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has received from the Confederation of British Industry and the Institute of Directors about the working time directive. [27338]

Mr. John M. Taylor

The CBI and the Institute of Directors have consistently made clear that regulation of working time through the working time directive will damage competitiveness and undermine flexible ways of working.