§ 20. Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Employment what machinery he uses in estimating the rise in incomes of the six million employed persons whose salaries are not priced by joint-bargaining procedures.
§ Mr. David HowellMy Department's regular earnings surveys obtain from employers information about the earnings of all types of employees, including those not covered by collective bargaining procedures.
§ Mr. SpearingWill the hon. Gentleman assure us that when the Seventh Survey is published the figures will include not just the 12 million employed persons covered by joint collective bargaining arrangements, but also the six million who are not?
§ Mr. HowellThe decision about what precisely is to be published has yet to be taken, but I will bear that point in mind when taking the decision.