§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Labour if he is satisfied that the statistical services of the Government now enable the identification of lower-paid workers, and the movement of their wages relative to the movement of salaries; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsIt is possible to estimate the number of persons with earnings less than a certain amount, and I gave the figures for 1965 in reply to the hon. Member for Lewisham, West (Mr. Dickens) on 24th October, 1966. These figures include salary earners as well as wage earners, so that the second part of the Question does not arise.—[Vol. 734, c.100.]