§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Labour how many Wages Council orders he has confirmed since April, 1965; how many have resulted in rates and earnings increases of over 3½ per cent., and 3½ per cent, and less, respectively; and what was the number of employees involved, respectively.
§ Mr. GunterBetween 1st May, 1965, and 15th June, 1966, 68 Wages Regulation Orders were made giving statutory effect to proposals from Wages Councils for increases in minimum remuneration. In percentage terms the increases for workers covered by an Order may vary according to grade, sex and class of worker and area of employment, and it is not possible to classify the results of the Orders in the way suggested by the hon. Member.
Statistics of the numbers of workers within scope of the various Orders are not available.