§ Ms Beverley HughesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement on the Government's policy towards the requirement for employers to obtain re-authorisations from their employees every three years for the deduction of trade union subscriptions direct from pay. [7645]
§ Mrs. BeckettThe Government believes this requirement is unnecessary and burdensome for employers and unions. We propose to repeal it by a deregulation order under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994. After we have consulted with interested parties this summer on the scope and content of a deregulation order, we intend to start the Parliamentary stages in the autumn, and complete the repeal next year.