§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what criteria he uses to assess the provision of money for increased wages for workers in the public 773W service; and how these compare with the criteria used to assess the financing of extra pay for workers in nationalised industries supported by subventions of public money, such as miners.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe Government's policy on financing pay settlements in the public services and the nationalised industries was set out in the Chief Secretary's answer on 23 February.—[Vol. 936, c.334–5.]