§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will make a statement on the Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal's award of a 20 per cent. increase in the salaries of civil servants; what these pay awards will mean to the stated categories of workers; how many will be affected; and when the Government intend to implement the award.
§ Mr. David HowellThe Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal's award No. 493 provides for payment of an allowance from 1st July, 1970, to 31st December, 1971, for certain technical, drawing office, process and general supervisory and stores supervisory grades, including supervisory256W staff, to improve their pay relativities with subordinate industrial staff: the award provides for an allowance of £200 for the lower-paid grades tapered to nil for some of the higher-paid grades: the additional cost on the wages bill is estimated to be 8.9 per cent.: some 35,000 staff are covered by the terms of the award, which will be implemented as soon as possible.