§ 17. Mr. John Grimstonasked the Minister of Works when he hopes to be able to announce general agreement within the building industry to the extended adoption of systems of payment by result.
§ Mr. StokesPayment by results has been generally permitted by joint agreement in the building industry since November, 1947, and the arrangements which were to be regarded as experimental are due for review. The Building Industry Working Party have expressed the hope that the result of this review will be to continue the operation of incentive schemes, subject to any modifications which may be necessary. This is a matter for joint agreement in the industry, which I shall do all in my power to help achieve.
§ Mr. J. GrimstonWill the Minister bear in mind that the Working Party attached importance to incentives, and that they said:
An appropriate system of incentive schemes is an imperative requirement if output in the industry is to be adequately increased.
§ Mr. StokesI am perfectly well aware of that, but it is not so easy. The industry is not uniform, and these incentive schemes need to be varied in regard to practically every kind of contract.