§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether the advice given to local authorities in circular 123/75 and circular 103/76 issued by his Department, that they should enforce the Government's pay guidelines by boycotting blacklisted companies and accepting tenders only from companies certifying compliance with those guidelines, remains valid.
§ Mr. Shore:No names of firms barred from Government contracts were circulated to local authorities. The undertaking, clause and certificate which the circulars asked local authorities to use related to section 1 of the Remuneration Charges and Grants Act 1975 which lapsed on 31st July 1978. The arrangements are therefore valid only in respect of the period when section 1 of the Act was operative.