§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out the definitions of(a) risks to life, health or safety, (b) threats to national security, (c) serious damage to property or to the economy and (d) significant disruption of everyday life or activities in the whole or part of the country he has adopted in drafting paragraph 2.5 of chapter 2 of his Green Paper on Industrial Action and Trade Unions, Cm. 3470. [5986]
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Green Paper proposes removing immunity from industrial action with disproportionate or excessive effects and invites comments on the suggestion that this term might be defined by reference to the criteria set out in paragraphs 2.5 to 2.7 of the paper. The Government will consider, in the light of comments on the Green Paper, whether any terms need to be further defined when the when the legislation is drafted.