§ Mr. Biffenasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what is the estimated percentage increase in rates and earnings arising from the bonus claim and interpretation of the national engineering industry settlement, which has given rise to a dispute at 67W Armstrong Patents; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThis dispute is over the interpretation of the engineering national agreement and my Department has not been notified under incomes policy early warning arrangements of a claim for a pay increase. No settlement has been reached and the information requested is not available.