HC Deb 04 December 1972 vol 847 cc324-5W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT agreements for increased pay known to his Department arrived at by collective bargaining between 26th September and 5th November.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for South Ayrshire (Mr. Sillars) on 17th November which covered

Delete increases recorded after 5th November. These were

  • Company buses—platform staff;
  • London Clearing Banks;
  • Government Industrialist Establishments.

Add increases between 26th September and 1st October:

Agreement Estimated number of workers Percentage increase in earnings resulting from settlement Operative date
British Steel Corporation 11,000 4.0 1st September, 1972.
British Overseas Airways Corporation, Pilots 1,580 5.3 1st July, 1972.
3.0 1st April, 1973.*
* Dependent on duration of prices and incomes standstill.

Vol. 846 at 235–238.