Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 1 April 1971.
Why is my hon. Friend straining at the gnat and swallowing the elephant? I congratulate him on ending the particular abuse in this industry, but why not tackle the whole problem and amalgamate Schedule D with Schedule E, so that everybody has the same allowances, provisions and conditions, which would be fair to all employed persons, instead of dealing with the building industry alone?