HC Deb 09 May 1966 vol 728 c7W
50. Mr. Kenneth Lewis

asked the Minister of Labour what progress has been made in his discussions on wage agreements in the London docks.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

Negotiations on the wage structure and the level of pay appropriate to the proposed system of permanent employment have been conducted by the National Modernisation Committee under the chairmanship of Lord Brown. On 6th April, Lord Brown on behalf of the independent members of the Committee reported to my right hon. Friend that the Committee had failed to reach agreement on this question. Following talks with the employers and the trade unions, my right hon. Friend has appointed a Committee under Lord Devlin's chairmanship to inquire into the difference and to make recommendations.