§ Mr. Bulmerasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will list the previous occasions on which he issued a formal statement condemning any pay settlement reached since the abolition of statutory controls on pay.
§ Mr. Booth:I would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member 363W for Chingford (Mr. Tebbit) on 16th January, to which I have nothing to add.—[Vol. 884, c. 154.]
§ Mr. Bulmerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what criteria he uses to decide whether to issue a formal statement condemning any pay settlement as being in breach of the social contract pay guidelines.
§ Mr. Booth:My right hon. Friend makes public comment on settlements when this seems called for in all the circumstances of the case, including its relative importance.