One further point of clarification. There is mention that public service parity claims or extra claims made before 1 June would stand. Also in the budget the Minister allowed £75 million for these claims plus any wage increases that might occur in the normal way for the public service in 1979. Is that £75 million sufficient to meet the 7 per cent proposed in the next six months and the special claims that may be in the process of negotiation at the moment?

That is a separate question.

I appreciate that the Minister may not have all that information.

I could not answer that question offhand. Even with notice of the question I would have some difficulty because in the case of some of the claims they have not been determined. Therefore, I could not say exactly what they are going to cost. Apart from that I do not have that information here at the moment.

Is the Minister satisfied that £75 million is sufficient to meet any further charges on the Exchequer in 1979 in regard to wages? He must have had that figure on the table when he was talking about 7 per cent.

I would hope that it would be adequate for that purpose.

I am calling question No. 12.

May I ask one further question?

No, I am sorry.