§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Labour if he will list those Wages Councils' proposals which have been referred back since October, 1964, before confirmation of an order, and the reasons for such action.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsNo wages regulation proposals have been referred back since October, 1964. since 1945 35 in all have been referred back.
Per cent. 1964 1965 Standard Region Male Female Total Male Female Total South East … — — — 80.1 42.9 60.5 East Anglia … — — — 65.4 34.3 49.6 South Western … 65.8 32.4 48.5 65.3 32.6 48.3 West Midlands … — — — 81.5 43.4 62.1 East Midlands … — — — 75.6 38.9 56.8 Yorkshire and Humberside … — — — 78.7 39–2 58.1 North Western … 79.0 42.4 59–6 78–1 42–5 59.2 Northern— … 73–3 33.4 52.8 73.1 34.3 53.1 Scotland— … 76.4 39–0 56.5 76.3 39–6 56.8 Wales … 69–0 29–3 48.5 68–4 30–0 48.6 Great Britain … 76.7 39.5 57.3 76.7 39.9 57.5 Note: Where boundaries of Standard Regions have been redefined, rates for 1964 cannot be given: for other regions the rates for 1964 differ from figures previously published because estimates both of the population and employees have been revised.
Only national and regional rates are calculated, because such calculations are relatively less meaningful for areas where substantial numbers of employees reside in other areas or substantial numbers of residents work outside the area.