§ Sir C. Osborneasked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs how he proposes to obtain the increased national productivity necessary to make Her Majesty's 90W Government's policy of prices and incomes effective; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. William RodgersHigher national productivity depends on more effective management, the more efficient use of resources and the abandonment of restrictive attitudes on both sides of industry. We shall be examining a number of specific proposals to achieve this, with leading representatives of management and the unions at the National Productivity Conference next month.