§ 29. Mr. Hileyasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what criteria productivity agreements will have to fulfil in order to have the approval of her Department; and how many staff will be employed in examining such agreements.
§ Mrs. CastleThe guidelines for productivity agreements are set out in Appendix II of the White Paper "Productivity, Prices and Incomes Policy in 1968 and 1969". With regard to staff employed in examining agreements I would refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to the hon. Member for Oswestry (Mr. Biffen) on 10th May.—[Vol. 764, c.160.]
§ 46. Mr. Montgomeryasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many staff are employed by her Department at regional and local level to vet wage claims.
§ Mrs. CastleAt regional level 64 officers work part or full time on vetting pay claims. This work is not done at local level.
§ 56. Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what increases in staff she has 168W made, and intends to make, to further her policy of stimulating greater productivity and of assessing more critically the workings of the prices and incomes policy.
§ 61. Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what increase of staff she estimates will be necessary in the next 12 months to cope with the vetting of wage increases.
§ Mrs. CastleI would refer the hon. Members to the reply given to the hon. Member for Oswestry (Mr. Biffen) on 10th May.—[Vol. 764, c.160.]