§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) to what extent he has had discussions with the TUC and CBI on the groups and special cases who should be exempt from phases 3 and 4 of the Government's incomes policy; and what was the response of the organisations;
(2) whether he will list the total number of groups of persons in addition to the police, Armed Services, firemen, doctors, dentists, top paid civil servants and chairmen of nationalised industries who are reckoned to be special cases and to whom the phase 4 incomes policy will not be rigidly imposed and the total or estimated numbers of workers in each group or classification.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe Government's decision on these matters, which will be taken in the light of consultations with the TUC and CBI, will be announced shortly.