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Mr. Awbery
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Government withdrew from the arbitration courts or wages councils the right to fix retrospective dates on which their awards would become operative; and if, in order to maintain the independent judgment of such bodies, he will now remove any such restriction.
Mr. Selwyn Lloyd
The Government have withdrawn no rights from arbitration tribunals. They continue to adjudicate on disputes referred to them with the consent of both parties. As regards wages councils, I understand from my right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour that they have never had the right to fix the dates on which their proposals become operative.