§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what advice has been given to employers in the public sector on the difference between a 10 per cent. guideline and a 10 per cent. limit in respect of post-phase 2 pay settlements.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe general guidance to all negotiators is that set out in Cmnd. 6882.
The Government have also explained that the distribution of increases within a negotiating group is a matter for the negotiators concerned, whereas in the previous two rounds limits were set for each individual's pay increase.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many speeches he has made to trade union annual conferences during 1977; and in how many of those he mentioned the need for post-phase 2 pay policy to be based on flexibility with elbow room for negotiators.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerFour. At all of them my right hon. Friend stressed that 763W flexibility would have to be consistent with maintaining the attack against inflation and unemployment.