Tuesday, 27 November 1973
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order for Second Reading read.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the operation of the Industrial Relations Act.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he has made of the number of working days lost in strikes on 5th and 12th November 1973.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if, in the allocation of work permits for the hotel and entertainment industries, he will take account of the level of wages paid to permit holders in...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will make a statement about progress in setting up the Training Services Agency.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give directions to disablement rehabilitation officers to continue monitoring the employment prospects of persons who have received training...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has to offer his services in the dispute between the National Union of Journalists and the Newspaper Society ; and if he will make a...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will now announce the location of the offices of the Manpower Services Commission.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed there are now in West Dorset ; and how many of these are non-industrials.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the present provision for industrial training in the Yorkshire and Humberside region.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will establish an independent committee of inquiry into the working of the Price and Pay Code.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what changes he proposes to make in the compilation and weighting of the retail price index.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures of unemployment and of unfilled vacancies notified to his Department for Basingstoke and its surrounding area.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what proposals he has for amending the Redundancy Payments Act.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he is satisfied with the proposals of the Distributive Industry Training Board for the basis of excluding certain firms from the levy/grant...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will offer to conciliate in the disputes concerning certain persons employed by English and Overseas Hotels Limited.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will establish a working party to inquire into the rates of remuneration earned by schoolchildren undertaking casual and part-time employment.
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his proposed New Year visit to the People's Republic of China.
asked the Prime Minister if, when he next meets the Confederation of British Industry, he will also invite representatives of the Smaller Businesses Association.
asked the Prime Minister what special duties he has assigned to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
asked the Prime Minister if he will seek to make an official visit to New Zealand.
asked the Prime Minister if he intends to consult the TUC and CBI on alterations to the Industrial Relations Act.
Mr. Secretary Rippon, supported by Mr. John Davies, Mr. Paul Channon, Mr. Julian Amery, Mr. Patrick Jenkin and Mr. Reginald Eyre, presented a Bill to enable the Secretary of State and the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Pym.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Gray.]
10.13 p.m.
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