§ 60. Mr. Beswickasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent the report of the Civil Service Pay Research Unit was taken into account before making the recent offer of a pay increase to clerical officers; and why this report was not used as a basis of negotiation with the staff association concerned.
§ Mr. SimonThe report of the Civil Service Pay Research Unit on the Clerical Grades in the Civil Service provides the factual information which was used by the Staff and Official Sides in the negotiations which followed. The offer made by the Official Side was what was felt to be justified by the information contained in this report.