§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give as much information as may be readily available, showing in any form the amounts of moneys spent upon the implementation and running of matters connected with incomes policies.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI regret that it is not possible to identify from the expenditure outturns the amount of moneys spent on incomes policies. However, it is estimated that in the 1977–78 financial year expenditure on staff and general administration expenses within my Department on matters connected with pay questions was about £2.3 million. This figure includes the cost of staff engaged on wages council inspections and other similar tasks which are carried out irrespective of incomes policy. It does not include items provided as allied services by other Departments such as accommodation, stationery and superannuation.