§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the high cost of living and lower salaries in Scotland, if he will reject the decision of the National Board for Prices and Incomes published on 2nd November, 1967 to approve higher salary scales for civil servants in the London area.
§ Mr. Harold Lever:No. The Government has already accepted the recommendations of the National Board for Prices and Incomes on Civil Service London Weighting, and the new rates have been introduced.