To ask the Secretary of State for Employment under which articles of the treaty of Rome the decisions were made at the Labour and Social Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 29 May.

Based on the articles of the treaty of Rome, the following decisions were made in Brussels on 29 May.

Article 118A, adoption of the Council directive on the minimum health and safety requirements for handling heavy loads.

Article 118A, adoption of the Council directive on the minimum health and safety requirements for work with display screen equipment.

Article 118A, agreement of a common position on the Council directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to biological agents.

Article 128, adoption of the council directive for a proposal for action programme on continuing training (FORCE).

Article 235, adoption of the Council decision for a third joint programme to encourage the exchange of young workers within the Community.

Other decisions taken, for which no treaty basis is required, were: adoption of resolutions on the dignity of women and men at work, long-term unemployment and the fight against racism and xenophobia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the projected growth in the labour force between 1989 and 2001 is female.

The information required is contained in the article "Labour force outlook to 2001" published in Employment Gazette, April 1990, a copy of which is available in the Library.