§ 70. Mr. Awberyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Government withdrew from the arbitration courts or wages councils the right to fix retrospective dates on which their awards would become operative; and if, in order to maintain the independent judgment of such bodies, he will now remove any such restriction.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydThe Government have withdrawn no rights from arbitration tribunals. They continue to adjudicate on disputes referred to them with the consent of both parties. As regards wages councils, I understand from my right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour that they have never had the right to fix the dates on which their proposals become operative.