To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what plans his Department has to amend or repeal the Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations. (148099)

The consultation paper “Resolving disputes in the workplace”, published on 21 March 2007, invited views on whether the Regulations should be repealed. My Department’s plans on the way forward will be set out in our response to that consultation which will be published in due course.