§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why he does not pay female industrial civil servants at the same rate for the same work as men; what would be the additional cost of so doing; and whether he will undertake to do so as economic circumstances permit.
§ Mr. Harold LeverEqual pay for equal work will be introduced in the industrial Civil Service when economic circumstances permit. Depending upon
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PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST 1950 1960 1963 1966 1967 Education … … 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.4 National Health Service … … 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.3 Social security benefits … … 5.6 6.5 7.3 7.9 8.5 Housing … … 3.1 2.2 2.2 2.9 definitions, the additional cost on the wages bill for the industrial Civil Service would be about £2 million.