§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) whether he will give an assurance that, notwithstanding Government policies on salaries and wages, in the interests of improving industrial relations the Government will always fully implement the recommendations of independent tribunals and committees of inquiry;
(2) whether, as a means of improving industrial relations and getting workers and their trade unions to use arbitration machinery, he will declare a Government policy of accepting arbitration and independent committee reviews on questions of pay and working conditions for public service employees and the implementation of such reviews; and if he will commence with the implementation of the payments recommended for the Services, Civil Services and Members of Parliament.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerNo.