HC Deb 09 February 1967 vol 740 c341W
32. Mr. Oakes

asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs if he will define, in terms of weekly wages, the categories of low-paid workers and lowest-paid workers, respectively, in relation to his policy on prices and incomes.

Mr. Frederick Lee

No. Information in the form proposed would not serve a useful purpose. It is for the parties concerned in negotiations to decide initially how far the considerations set out in paragraph 28 of the Severe Restraint White Paper (Cmnd. 3150) apply to them and thereafter for Government to consider the case.

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