§ Mr. Ness Edwardsasked the Minister of Labour what administrative machinery is available to deal with the area of salaries and incomes falling outside the purview of the vetting machinery of the Trades Union Congress General Council.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe procedure governing the notification of incomes falling outside the purview of the T.U.C.'s and C.B.I.'s vetting machinery is laid down in paragraphs 19–21 of the White Paper on the early warning system (Cmnd. 2808), as modified by paragraphs 37–39 of the White Paper on the period of severe restraint (Cmnd. 3150). Under this procedure unions not affiliated to the T.U.C. notify claims to the Ministry of Labour, and firms and organisations concerned with local and company negotiations supply information about such negotiations to the Ministry. For practical reasons employers are not expected to notify proposals involving fewer than 200 employees unless there are special circumstances. Officials of the Ministry discuss questions arising from these notifications directly with the unions or employers concerned.