§ Mr. Joel Barnettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the compensation to be paid to holders and former holders, of national savings, who sustained losses due to industrial disputes.
§ Mr. LawsonThe Government will, of course, honour the commitment of the previous Government to pay recompense for delays in payments on national savings facilities arising out of the recent industrial action by computer staff at the department for national savings. The terms on which recompense is to be offered and the necessary administrative arrangements for making the payments are under urgent consideration with a view to making a full announcement as quickly as possible.