§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department as Her Majesty's Government have given salary increases totalling 66.2 per cent. to higher-paid civil servants, judges and chairmen of nationalised boards between April, 1966, and January, 1971, and since 18th December, 1970, no settlement of the wage dispute on the offer to the police of 10 per cent. as made on 11th December has been effected, why he will not instruct his representative on the Police 321W Council to propose to the Council that all police wages and salaries should be increased by 66.2 per cent.
§ Mr. SharplesBecause I do not accept the hon. Member's argument.