Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 December 1964.
Hon. Nicholas Ridley
, Cirencester and Tewkesbury
12:00,
7 December 1964
asked the Minister of Labour when he intends to introduce legislation providing for a redundancy pay scheme.
Mr Raymond Gunter
, Southwark
Consultations with industry are proceeding urgently and legislation will be introduced as soon as possible.
Hon. Nicholas Ridley
, Cirencester and Tewkesbury
Would the right hon. Gentleman not agree that he inherited a great deal of work on this subject? Can he tell the House whether he intends to jettison that work, or will he bring forward some of the proposals which were near to fruition? In particular, does the right hon. Gentleman intend to start first on a severance pay scheme or to start on a wage-related benefits scheme?
Mr Raymond Gunter
, Southwark
The Question asks the Minister of Labour
when he intends to introduce legislation providing for a redundancy pay scheme".
I am now in active consultation with both sides of industry on this matter. We shall introduce legislation on redundancy as soon as possible.
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