asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what progress has been made towards resolving the dispute between the British Steel Corporation and the Clerical and Administrative Workers Union on the question of the recognition of the Union.

The Court of Inquiry, which was referred to in the reply given on 9th July to my hon. Friend the Member for Central Ayrshire (Mr. Manuel), held an initial meeting on Friday, and there will be further hearings this week.—[Vol. 768, c. 47–8.]