§ 65. Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the best available estimate of the number of people paid less than two-thirds of the average wage in 1979, 1983 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. LeeIt is estimated that about 3.5 million full-time adult employees in Great Britain earned less than two thirds of average full-time earnings in 1979. The corresponding estimates for 1983 and 1986 are 3.75 million and 4 million respectively.