Former MP for Aylesbury
By when?
So that I may clearly understand the figures, will the Paymaster-General say whether the magic figures of 3 per cent. and 6 per cent. have any relationship to the output per man in the process?
It is the rate of growth.
I do not propose to detain the House for very long. I begin by agreeing wholeheartedly with what the right hon. Member for Greenwich (Mr. Marsh) had to say on the subject of prices. It is interesting that we have heard from the Paymaster-General a defence of the delay by the Government in raising prices. Perhaps the two right hon. Gentlemen will decide which of them is right. I thought the...
The Paymaster-General is entitled to his views, but if he thinks that because a proposition is simple it is not worth listening to, he is much mistaken. The public is interested in results. What happens after an event, unless there is proof to the contrary, is likely to have been influenced very strongly by the change in attitude throughout this industry. The right hon. Gentleman had a lot...
The hon. Gentleman has said that there is no intention at the moment to bring charities in to the scheme of the Bill. There are activities which are carried out by local authorities and also by charities. Will the hon. Gentleman see to it that when consultation takes place with the local authorities opinions are also sought from charities engaged in similar work, even if there is no intention...
Sir Spencer Summers (Aylesbury) rose—
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