Oral Answers to Questions — Employment

– in the House of Commons on 19 February 1980.

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  • Redundancies (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have been notified to his Department since 3 May 1979.

  • Job Release Scheme (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he is in a position to make a statement about the future of the job release scheme.

  • Retirement Schemes (7 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received from employers' organisations on the need to introduce flexible retirement schemes.

  • Job Vacancies (14 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the unemployment and job vacancy figures for the latest available date; and if he will make a statement.

  • Pay Comparability (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment when last he met Professor Hugh Clegg.

  • Unemployed Persons (12 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have entered unemployment since the beginning of the current year.

  • Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (10 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment in how many disputes the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has been involved since the beginning of January.

  • Short-time Working Compensation Scheme (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment what decision he has now made on the future of the temporary short-time working compensation scheme for the textile industry.

  • BSC Plants (Jobs Loss) (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate how many jobs will be lost in the period immediately following the closure of British Steel Corporation plants in each part of...

  • Secondary Industrial Action (13 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement concerning the Government's current policy regarding secondary picketing.

  • Young Persons (Training Opportunities) (12 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has any specific proposals to assist young people with training opportunities in urban areas where there has been a rundown of existing industry.

  • Voluntary Unemployment (5 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he has taken to identify the extent of voluntary unemployment; and what is his latest estimate of the numbers involved.

  • Trade Union Legislation (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment what further representations he has received over trade union legislation.

  • Industrial Relations Hearings (Employee and Employer Representation) (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of employees and what percentage of employers are represented by lawyers, by union officials or by other industrial relations advisors,...

  • Prime Minister (Engagements) (38 speeches)

    asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 19 February.

  • Picketing Law (103 speeches)

    With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will make a statement on the criminal law on picketing. The recent events outside the private steel firms have renewed public anxiety about the law on picketing...