§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the Government's policy of a maximum wage increase of 10 per cent. will apply to company directors, fee earners and lawyers; and how he intends to enforce this policy.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerAs stated in Cmnd. 6882, the Government urge that the general level of pay settlements should be moderate enough to secure that the national earnings increase is no more than 10 per cent. The Government will take account of settlements which are202W clearly inconsistent with the policies set out in Cmnd. 6882 in its public purchasing policy and the placing of contracts and also in the consideration of industrial assistance. The consultation document reviewing the current Price Code proposes that fees charged by those regarded as self-employed for the purposes of the Price Code should continue to be subject to it.