HC Deb 10 December 1970 vol 808 cc155-6W
54. Mr. David Stoddart

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will institute an inquiry into the causes of low wages in the South-Western Region.

Mr. Bryan

No. There are regions where average earnings are lower than in the South-West. The Government have

and 1966 and June figures for each of the three years.

the general problem of the low paid very much in mind.