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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Wedderburn of Charlton (Labour). It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Thursday, 30 October 2008.


Companies: Pay Increases

Question
Further to the answers by Lord Jones of Birmingham on 28 January (Official Report, cols. 435–36), what advice they have given to companies in the private sector on pay increases; and what controls they propose to introduce.
Answer

My Lords, pay levels in private sector companies are a matter for those companies. The Government have consistently made it clear that there should be effective linkage between pay and performance and that exceptional rewards for mediocre performance are not in the interests of companies, their shareholders or the United Kingdom as a whole.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
704 c1683 
Session
2007-08
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Related items
Companies: Pay Increases
Monday, 28 January 2008
Oral questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Companies Increases Private sector Pay
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk