§ 30. Mr. Kenneth Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many wage and salary awards notified to her in the last three months have been restricted to a 2½ per cent. increase.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerInformation is readily available only about major awards involving 10,000 or more workers. Two such awards involving increases of 21 per cent. or less have been notified, although in one case the increase was more than 2 per cent. at an annual rate.
§ Mr. LewisDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that this makes a complete farce of the whole of the incomes policy, since the whole idea was that some would get the minimum to enable others to get the maximum? Does he not agree that most of the awards have been plus the maximum?
§ Mr. WalkerIt is a matter for general regret that the guidance laid down in the current White Paper has not been more closely observed.