asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has received the preparatory questionaire from the International Labour Organisation about a conference on hotels, restaurants and similar establishments to be held in December 1983; what consultations he intends to have and with whom; and whether the Government's response to the questionaire will be made available to interested trade unions.

The questionaire has been received and has been sent to the Confederation of British Industry and the Trades Union Congress, with a request for information to be included in the United Kingdom reply. The Government's response will be made available to both organisations.