On 25 January 1984, the House was notified by the then Foreign Secretary that the right of GCHQ employees to belong to a trade union was being taken away. From then until 1997, Labour Back Benchers, and Labour Front Benchers as well, constantly argued that that right should be restored, which it has been, as the hon. Gentleman said.
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
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David Winnick
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 November 2009.
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