§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the practice of some employers of overcoming the Government's £6 per week wage increase, and the second phase of 4½ per cent., by paying the local council rates of their employees is permitted under the Government's prices and incomes policy.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerAs is made clear in the Annex to the White Paper "The Attack on Inflation" (Cmnd. 6151), negotiators are expected to offset any improvements in non-wage benefits against the current £6 pay limit. The pay guidelines agreed by the Government and the TUC for the 12 months from 1st August 1976 contain a similar provision.