§ 34. Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what further action he proposes to take under the Equal Pay Act to abolish discriminatory collective agreements.
§ Mr. John FraserI am satisfied that discrimination has been removed from the agreements for all but three industries on my Department's register. I arranged for the agreements for the sawmilling industry in Scotland to be referred to the Central Arbitration Committee on 10th February. I am seeking further informa-
Numbers unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment … Males Females Total Males Females Total Hull travel-to-work area … 12,433 2,646 15,079 11.0 4.0 8.4 Great Britain … 1,055,101 317,280 1,372,381 7.6 3.5 6.0 Rates of unemployment are calculated by expressing the numbers unemployed as percentages of the estimated total number of employees, including the unemployed.