§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of cases reported to her of company directors increasing their salaries in excess of the Government's prices and incomes policy; in how many cases she took action and with what results; and in what instances she 123W referred these cases to the National Board for Prices and Incomes and with what results.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerSince March 1968, my right hon. Friend's attention has been drawn to a dozen or so instances of increases in the remuneration of directors and chairmen of companies. Information was obtained from the firm about one case in the summer of last year; in the light of the reference of the whole question of top salaries to the National Board for Prices and Incomes this case was not pursued further. Since the Board reported on top salaries, information about increases has been sought from five further companies. In two cases, it has been decided in the light of the company's reply to take no further action. The Department is still in correspondence with the other companies concerned. None of these cases has been referred to the N.B.P.I.