§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether the Government's decision to grant increases in salaries to the higher paid civil servants, based in part on the fact that they have not had increases for some years and that the amounts proposed fall within the Government's incomes policy of 3½ per cent. per annum, will be applied to all civil servants and all those who receive their wages and salaries from Government sources.
§ Mrs. HartThe pay of the various groups of civil servants and others paid from Government sources is reviewed at different times in accordance with Whitley Council and other arrangements. These reviews ensure that pay is adjusted where 409W appropriate in accordance with the circumstances of each group, and taking account also of the Government's incomes policy which applies equally to all.