§ 63. Mr. John Hallasked the Minister of Labour if he will give the total number of workers covered by wage agreements which include an automatic sliding scale related to the Cost-of-Living Index; and what has been the percentage increase in wages covered by such agreements since the introduction of the incomes pause policy.
§ Mr. GreenNearly 2 million workers are covered by sliding-scale agreements.
116Wdeaths from lung cancer in each of the last three years.
§ Miss PittThe latest available figures are as follows:
It is estimated that these arrangements have, on average, increased the rates of wages for the workers concerned by about 17 per cent. between end July, 1961, and end February, 1962.