§ Mr. Ian Gilmourasked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs into which category of exceptions to Her Majesty's Government's Incomes Policy, as outlined in paragraph 15 of the White Paper on Prices and Incomes Policy, the increase in salary announced on 15th April for 120,000 postmen, which represents increases of 5.4 per cent. from January, 1964, 4.2 per cent. from January, 1965, and 3.6 per cent. from January, 1966, comes.
§ Mr. BennI have been asked to reply.
The increases in 1964 and 1965 fall under Category (iv) of that paragraph. The increase in 1966 is in line with the general policy.