§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give a detailed list of the employees within his Department who on 12th May had a basic wage of £17.20 or less.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 12th May there were 3,420 Department of Employment staff with a weekly wage rate or salary equivalent of £17.20 or less, without overtime and before deduction of tax and national insurance. Of this number 3,097 were under 21 and 3,376 were on pay scales with maxima above the figure stated. Details are as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT STAFF IN RECEIPT OF WAGE RATE OR SALARY EQUIVALENT OF £17.20 PER WEEK OR LESS ON 12TH MAY 1972 Grade Age 21 or over Age under 21 Executive officer … — 11 Clerical officer … 29 1,632 Clerical assistant … 213 1,299 Shorthand typist I … 2 II … 2 Audio typist … 1 2 Typist I … 1 24 II … 30 54 Telephone operator … 1 1 Teleprinter operator … 1 2 Photoprinter II … — 6 Duplicator operator … 3 3 Machine operator … 1 42 Machine assistant … 1 13 Cleaner (female)* … 42 2 Sandwich course student … — 2 Totals … 323 3,097 GRAND TOTAL … 3,420 * Grade with wage maximum below £17.20 per week.