§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he is aware that the building workers agreed after negotiations with the employers to accept a 3½ per cent. increase in wages, such increase being budgeted for in new building contracts; and whether, in view of the fact that the wage standstill means that this increase will not be received by the workers, he will take steps to ensure that all building contracts are reduced by the equivalent of the wages cost of 3½ per cent. per man hour involved in such contracts.
§ Mr. PrenticeI have nothing to add at present to the Answer which I gave on 1st August to the hon. Member for Oswestry (Mr. Biffen).