Lord Chelwoodasked Her Majesty's Government:
When the report of the inquiry into Civil Service pay will be published.
§ The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Young)The Government announced on 29th June 1981 the establishment of an independent inquiry, under the chairmanship of The Right Honourable Sir John Megaw, into the future arrangements for determining the pay of the non-industrial home Civil Service—(Vol. 422, cols. 8-13). The committee of inquiry have now submitted their report. The report was laid before Parliament today and is being published as a Command Paper later this afternoon. Copies are being made available in the Printed Paper Office.
The Government are most grateful to Sir John Megaw and his colleagues for their work and for completing it so promptly. The Government intend to discuss the inquiry's recommendations with the Civil Service unions as soon as both sides have the opportunity to consider them fully.