HC Deb 06 November 1974 vol 880 c168W
Mr. Cyril Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the number of post-stage 3 wage settlements which have broken the TUC wage-bargaining guideline concerning the 12-month gap between principal settlements.

Mr. Booth

No. In the present situation of free collective bargaining, it is not the function of the Government to make pronouncements about the details of individual settlements.