§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, as Her Majesty's Government have given salary increases totalling 66.2 per cent. to the higher paid civil servants judges and chairmen of the nationalised boards between April, 1966, and January, 1971, and in view of the fact that since 18th December, 1970, no settlement of the wage dispute on the offer of 10 per cent. as made on the 11th December has been effected so far as police pay is concerned, he will now instruct his representative on the Police Council to propose to the next meeting to be held in January, 1971, of this Council a proposal that all police wages and salaries should be increased by 66.2 per cent.
§ Mr. SharplesNo.