§ Q15. Mr. John D. Grantasked the Prime Minister when he next expects to meet the Trades Union Congress and the Confederation of British Industry.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston-upon-Thames (Mr. Norman Lamont) and other hon. Members earlier today.
§ Q18. Mr. Norman Lamontasked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the Government's anti-inflation policy.
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§ The Prime MinisterI would refer my hon. Friend to the statement I made to the House on 6th November.—[Vol. 845, c. 622–37.]
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Prime Minister when he intends to renew joint consultations with the Trades Union Congress and the Confederation of British Industry; and whether, meanwhile, he will publish a White Paper including all the proposals put forward by all three bodies concerned in the recent consultations.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston-upon-Thames (Mr. Norman Lamont) earlier today. On the second part of the Question, the text of the Government's proposals, both on 26th September and on 2nd November, and the statement of the TUC in response were published; and I described these exchanges very fully to the House in my statement on 6th November.—[Vol. 845, c. 622–37.]