HC Deb 24 March 1969 vol 780 cc203-4W
66. Mr. John Page

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will amend the criteria for incomes policy detailed in paragraph 34 of the White Paper, Productivity, Prices and Incomes Policy in 1968 and 1969, Command Paper No. 3590, to include circumstances where there is expectation of continuity of production, in accordance with present Government policy.

67. Mr. Tom Boardman

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity which of the criteria for above-ceiling increases for Incomes policy in Command Paper No. 3590 includes the expectation of continuity of production.

Mr. Fernyhough

No amendment of the criteria is called for. As my right hon. Friend indicated in reply to questions following her statement about the Ford dispute on Wednesday, 19th March, the expectation of savings from continuity of production can be an important element in a productivity agreement justified under the productivity criterion in Command Paper No. 3590.—[Vol. 750. c. 507 and 513.]