HC Deb 14 December 1955 vol 547 cc1195-6
14. Mrs. White

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when it is proposed to establish unified rates of pay and conditions in the public service in Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland instead of rates based on racial distinctions.

25. Mr. J. Hynd

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will adopt for Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland the recommendations of the Lidbury Commission concerning the application of Civil Service rates and conditions to Europeans and Africans, which have now been implemented in East Africa.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

I understand that both Governors are considering the adjustment of certain salaries and taking into account the recommendations of the Lidbury Commission for East Africa; but I do not expect them to reach their decisions for some time.

Mrs. White

While I welcome that reply, will not the right hon. Gentleman do all he can to speed this procedure, because it is a matter of great irritation to a comparatively small number of persons concerned in the territory?

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

We are all on the same side and want the same goal, but one must beware of the result of the slogan, "Equal pay for equal work," in the Copperbelt of Northern Rhodesia, and I have that always at the back of my mind.

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