asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what representations he has received regarding the refusal of the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation to grant union recognition; and what reply he has sent;(2) what action he has taken to ensure that the Asociation of Scientific Technical and Managerial Staffs is granted consultative rights by the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, in accordance with the recommendation of the Commission for Industrial Relations.

The Association of Scientific Technical and Managerial Staffs have written to me about staff representation in the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Ltd. My Department is discussing the matter with the parties concerned and arrangements have been made for a joint meeting between A.S.T.M.S. and the Corporation under Departmental chairmanship.