§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has had from companies or employers' organisations on their inability to comply with the requirements of the Equal Pay Act of 1970 by the end of 1975.
§ Mr. John FraserNone.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT his estimate of the proportion of female workers within each industry group who will have achieved equal pay by the end of 1974.
§ Mr. John FraserI am sorry that it is not possible to provide reliable estimates of the number of women who are doing work which is comparable to that of men or who are affected by collective agreements so as to be able to work out how many of them have achieved equal pay or will have achieved it by the end of 1974.