asked the Secretary of State for Employment what changes he proposes to make in his Manpower and Productivity Service, in the light of the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act and the Code of Industrial Relations Practice.

The service will continue to concentrate on manpower and industrial relations functions within the framework provided by the Code of Industrial Relations Practice. The service is also being strengthened to enable it to carry out its new conciliation functions under the Industrial Relations Act. It will in future be known as the Conciliation and Advisory Service.