Cost of Living

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 March 1964.

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Photo of Mr Reginald Maudling Mr Reginald Maudling , Barnet 12:00, 11 March 1964

He was not prepared to agree to it. It is not very helpful.

We are agreed that we cannot get a complete incomes policy for some time, but why not try to get something? This is what I have been trying to do. I have been trying over the last few months, and my main efforts have been to get agreement between managements, unions and the Government on some method of voluntary restraint of prices and wages——