§ 127. Mr. Brewisasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give a list of all wage claims which have come to his notice where a rise has been given in England, but the Scottish equivalent workers have had their claim frozen by the measures of 20th July.
§ Mr. HattersleyFor the purposes of applying the standstill policy each pay agreement is considered separately. This has led, in many instances, to the interruption of customary relationships in pay. In applying the policy no distinction is made between different parts of the United Kingdom, but as some industries or occupations negotiate separately for England and Wales and for Scotland it has sometimes happened that the standstill has affected groups north and south of the Border in a different way because of the different timing of negotiations and agreements.
The principal groups affected in this way have been electricians and local government employees in Scotland.