§ Mr. Ernest G. Perryasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the agreement reached recently between the Newspaper Publishers' Association and the National Society of Operative Printers, Graphical and Media Personnel conforms to the Government's pay policy; and whether this flexibility can now be introduced into other current negotiations.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkMy right hon. Friend is considering the status of the agreement in relation to the pay policy.