§ Mr. James Bennettasked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs when the report of the National Board for Prices and Incomes on Productivity Agreements will be published.
§ Mr. M. StewartMy right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour and I have now received the full report by the National Board for Prices and Incomes on the reference made in August 1966 on productivity agreements negotiated at company or industrial level, The report has been published today (Cmnd. 3311).
64WThe Board's report drawing as it has on the experience of the parties who have co-operated in the examination of particular agreements, will be valuable in promoting wider understanding of the considerations and problems involved in the preparation and negotiation of worthwhile productivity agreements. It examines the special role of these agreements in the prices and incomes policy and draws attention to the scope for productivity bargaining to play a part in accelerating economic growth. The report will call for close study and discussion by the Government and by Management and Unions.