§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will now invoke the Industrial Relations Act to deal with the industrial dispute affecting the civil servants.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerNo.
§ Mr. Kenneth Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants were on strike on 27th February; and what proportion they were of the total.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerAbout 140,000; this is just over 25 per cent. of the non-industrial Civil Service and just over 50 per cent. of the grades whose unions called the strike.