§ Mr. Juddasked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will undertake a special review of methods whereby pay levels for civilian personnel in Service establishments without productivity schemes can be brought up to the level of pay in establishments with such schemes whenever the work expected of personnel in the establishments without productivity schemes is already equivalent to the work of personnel in establishments with such schemes; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourAs I explained to the hon. Member on 30th November, employees receive bonuses under productivity or incentive schemes in recognition of greater effort or the making of concessions. The way forward is to extend the application of such schemes. Subject to the limitations imposed by the Government's pay and prices policy, it remains our aim to introduce them as widely as possible and no special review is necessary.—[Vol. 847, c.181]