§ 3. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Postmaster-General why, in view of the Government's wage and salary standstill, his Department advertised in the Evening Standard on Tuesday, 16th August situations with pay rises to £1,077 in Central London; and whether he will now amend those advertisements in line with the Government's policy on wages, prices and dividends standstill.
§ Mr. Joseph SlaterPay for Postal and Telegraph Officers progresses by regular increments to a maximum of £1,077 in Central London. As the White Paper on the Prices and Incomes Standstill indicates, a normal arrangement of this kind is not affected by Government policy on the standstill.