§ Lord Wedderburn of Charltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide an opportunity for Parliament to debate the draft Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations before the coming into force of pending legislation which will give them power to make those regulations. [HL1338]
§ Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleA public consultation on draft regulations took place in 2003. Members of both Houses will be able to debate the regulations as the Employment Relations Bill proceeds through Parliament and the regulations will then be subjected to the affirmative resolution procedure.