§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the In
204Wregistered as unemployed on 8th June 1978, excluding adult students, are shown in respect of each area.
The special measures to alleviate the problems of unemployment which have been introduced by my Department, including those administered by the Manpower Services Commission, have so far assisted over 26,000 persons in those areas.
In the coming months, the development of the youth opportunities programme and the special temporary employment programme, and the extension of the small firms employment subsidy, will provide further help. In addition, all of these areas have assisted area status and will continue to benefit from the regional incentives which are available to encourage investment and to stimulate employment.
Government's wage and salary and income policy applies to the national and top-paid trades union leaders; and, as most of them do not publish or divulge their salaries publicly or to their members, what action he has taken or can take to ensure that in each case the Government's policy is being properly implemented.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe pay guidelines set out in Cmnd. 6882 apply to all employees. As well as systematic monitoring of major settlements, information about pay increases may reach my Department from a wide variety of sources including not only published information but also informal contacts with negotiators and queries raised by hon. Members and members of the public. In all cases my Department follows up 205W possible breaches and I have no reason to believe that trade union leaders are failing to observe the guidelines.