HC Deb 26 June 1967 vol 749 c9W
52. Mr. Biffen

asked the Minister of Labour how many wage claims have been agreed to operate from 1st July onwards; the numbers involved and the approximate average expected increase in rates; and if he will give the corresponding information in relation to salaries.

Mr. Hattersley

Thirty-seven major wage settlements covering five and three-quarter million employees are due to be implemented between July 1967 and February 1968. The approximate average increase in minimum rates is 3.9 per cent. Five major settlements affecting salaried workers are due to be implemented; these cover 196,000 workers two-thirds of them Police Officers and Merchant Navy Officers. The approximate average increase is 8 per cent.