HC Deb 17 June 1971 vol 819 c131W
35. Mr. Judd

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will make a statement on his plans to increase the pay of civilian employees in the Ministry of Defence, including those in Royal Navy dockyards; and to what extent they will take into account the increase in the cost of living since the introduction of the last general pay award.

Mr. David Howell

An offer of 7½ per cent. on average from 1st July, 1971, was made on 7th June and rejected by the trade union side of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee for Government Industrial Establishments. Negotiations are proceeding. The cost of living was one of the factors taken into account in making this offer.