§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how he proposes to implement any awards of the committee of comparability on increases between the private and public sectors when Ministers have indicated that no further Treasury grants will be made available for these purposes.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettDepending on the size of the increases indicated it may be necessary to implement them in stages. Apart from that, I refer my hon. Friend to the statement of the Government's policy given by my right hon. Friend on 23 February.—[Vol. 963, c.334–5.]