§ Mr. Biffenasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what will be the responsibilities of Mr. J. Harvey, who has recently been recruited to the National Board for Prices and Incomes; and to what extent this appointment will affect the expenditure by the Board on outside consultants.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerMr. Harvey will head a new management operations branch, formed by a regrouping of existing staff. The branch will be the focal point for expertise among the board's staff in modern management techniques other than industrial relations and accountancy.
Subject to the size and nature of the future workload, the board's intention is 317W to increase the relative extent to which fieldwork studies of management efficiency are conducted by the board's own staff.