HC Deb 23 July 1997 vol 298 cc669-70W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to her answer of 10 July,Official Report, column 593, regarding shorter working hours, if she will take steps to promote the benefit of shorter working hours. [9907]

Mr. Ian McCartney

I shall continue to emphasise the benefits of establishing fair and decent minimum standards at work. We shall implement the EC working time directive without any further unnecessary delay.