§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he has received the document "Railway Pay Talks" sent out by the British Railways Board, a copy of which has been sent to him; and whether he will publish this in the OFFICIAL REPORT or quote the extracts giving the present basic rates and proposed basic rates of railwaymen.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithYes. The present and proposed basic rates of pay quoted in the British Railways Board document "Railway Pay Talks" dated 11th May, 1972, were as follows:
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Basic Rate Present Proposed £ £ Railman … 17.20 20.00 Senior Railman … 19.80 22.90 Driver … 25.70 30.70