§ Mr. Juddasked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the continued practice, owing to former work structures, of different rates of pay amongst civilian employees in Royal Naval dockyards who do exactly similar work, frequently in the same shops or sections; and whether he will make a progress report on the review of DIBS, differentials and bonus schemes in general in the dockyards.
§ Mr. BuckThe basic timework rates paid to industrial employees in Her Majesty's dockyards are with a few minor exceptions those negotiated centrally for the industrial Civil Service as a whole. Differences in earnings do, however, arise from payments under productivity and payment-by-results schemes. The several different arrangements for these payments in the dock-224W yards are currently under review. It is too early to forecast the outcome.