§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs whether he will make a statement on his discussions held on Thursday, 23rd February with the Trades Union Congress Economic Committee; and what reply he made to the Committee about their warning that if Great Britain joined the Common Market prices would rise very steeply and that they would expect wages to keep pace, and about how this conforms with the Gov- 142W ernment's policy on wages standstill and severe restraint.
§ Mr. Harold LeverNo. My right hon. Friend's discussions with the T.U.C. Economic Committee, which took place at the Committee's request, were confidential. As regards the second part of the Question, I have nothing to add to the Answers given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 10th November.—[Vol. 735, c. 1530–1.]