§ Q13. Mr. Eadieasked the Prime Minister if he will invite the Trades Union Congress to meet him as a consequence of the publication of its recent economic 84W policy document, a copy of which was sent to him.
§ Mr. Arthur LewisQ22 and Q28. asked the Prime Minister (1) whether, in his forthcoming discussions with the Trades Union Congress, he will include the subject of the level of wages settlements reached in the private sector;
(2) whether he will make a statement on his recent discussions with representatives of the Trades Union Congress.
§ The Prime MinisterTogether with my right hon. Friends the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State for Employment and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry I met members of the Finance and General Purposes and Economic Committees of the Trades Union Congress on Thursday, 9th March. We had a wide-ranging discussion of the economic problems at present facing the country in the light of the common objectives of sustained economic growth, higher real earnings and a reduction in the level of employment, all of which are dealt with in the T.U.C. Economic Review.