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Mr. Nicholas Winterton
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many representations he has now received asking him to seek to abolish the closed shop; and how many of those were from small businesses.
Mr. Mayhew
Several hundred representations have been received asking for the closed shop to be abolished. Only a small proportion of these have come from small businesses.