HC Deb 09 December 1982 vol 33 c604W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment why, and under what statutory authority, he or his Department's officials intervened in the wages negotiations of the water and sewerage workers requesting that a 6 per cent. wage increase be reduced to 4 per cent.

Mr. King

I have nothing to add to the statement I made to Standing Committee B on the Water Bill on 2 December.—[c. 142.]