§ Mr. Molloyasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will give an assurance that the implementation of the Boyle Committee recommendations for top salaries in the Civil Service will in no way inhibit further salary improvements for lower, and middle-grade civil servants.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe pay of lower and middle grade civil servants is settled in negotiation with the appropriate unions according to the principle of fair comparisons with what is paid for similar work elsewhere. For non-industrials the Government haxe agreed that pay research evidence should be collected for the settlement from 1st April 1979 and for industrials that there should be a fair comparisons exercise for the settlement from 1st July 1979, both subject to any national pay policy at the time. The settlement for industrials from 1st July 1978 is still being negotiated.