§ Sir G. BOWYERasked the Minister of Labour whether the real value of wages has fallen or increased during the last 12 months and, if it has fallen, by how much?
§ Miss BONDFIELDAt the beginning of April, the latest date for which figures are available, working-class cost of living, as indicated by the index numbers compiled by the Ministry of Labour, averaged approximately 6½ per cent. lower than a year earlier and weekly full-time rates of wages averaged about 1 per cent. lower.