§ Mr. Goodladasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the firms and organisations which have awarded pay rises greater than the Government guidelines and against which sanctions have not been taken, stating in each case the precise nature of the breach and the number of employees involved.
§ Mr. Joel Barnett:Discretionary action is taken only when a pay settlement is concluded in breach of the guidelines and no renegotiation is in prospect. In the present pay round this situation has been reached only in the case of the Ford Motor Company, against which discretionary action is being taken.
§ Mr. Goodladasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the firms and organisations against which the Government has taken sanctions for breach of the Government's pay guidelines to the latest convenient date, and in each case the precise nature of the breach, the number of employees involved, and the precise nature of the sanctions.
§ Mr. Joel Barnett:I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke) on 13th March.