HC Deb 28 January 1971 vol 810 cc167-8W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether, before appointing Lord Wilberforce as Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry into the power workers' dispute he considered the fact that Lord Wilberforce is known to be a member of the Conservative Party and stood as a candidate on behalf of that party for election to the House of Commons, and might for these reasons 1970 90 per cent. of the all-industry average. The corresponding figures for hourly earnings would be 105 per cent. and 99 per cent.