Miss Wardasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the ratio of women's pay in the Civil Service to men in the administrative and executive grades in each Government Department.
§ Mr. Jay:The differential between the rates of pay for men and women in the general service administrative and executive classes varies from nothing to 20 per cent.
Miss Wardasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, under his regulations, women civil servants are entitled to take pay claims to arbitration.
§ Mr. Jay:Arbitration procedure is determined in an agreement with the Staff Side, under which arbitration is open on certain matters to recognised associations of civil servants. At present, one association open solely to women is so recognised.