§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if the 6 per cent. cash limit on pay increases for local authority employees will apply to individual local authorities or to local government as a whole.
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§ Mr. KingThe national rate support grant for 1981-82 will allow for 6 per cent. increases in local authority employees' annual earnings in pay settlements after 1 November 1980. If settlements exceed this level for any particular group of employees or for local government as a whole, the extra costs will have to be met entirely by individual authorities.