asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has agreed to meet a deputation from the Temporary Staff Confederation (Civil Servants): if so, when: and whether he will agree to the appointment of an arbitrator to decide the matter in dispute unless settled by agreement?

With regard to the first part of the question, I have decided that no useful purpose would be served by my receiving the deputation referred to, and the Temporary Staff Confederation has been so informed. I am not-prepared to agree that the matter in dispute should be referred to an arbitrator.