§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Minister for the Civil Service if any new proposals are to be put to the Civil Service unions in an attempt to end the existing pay dispute; and, if so, what those proposals contain.
§ Mr. HayhoeNo meetings with the unions have been arranged at present and I am sure that my hon. Friend will appreciate that it would not be appropriate, effective or helpful to seek to conduct negotiations by parliamentary question and answer.