§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. PriorFollowing is an analysis of the 650 weekly paid staff whose pay 415W is £17.20 a week or less and of the 4,372 staff on salary scales with minima below that figure and maxima above it. Details of officers on these scales whose current pay is £17.20 a week or less are not readily available and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost to public funds.
Breakdown of the 650 (weekly paid at £17.20 or less) Clerical Assistants 341 Typists and Office Machine Operators 111 Laboratory attendants 37 Cleaners 43 Agricultural workers 76 Experimental workers 25 Others 17 650
Breakdown of the 4,372 (on salary scales with minima at £17.20 or less) Grade Clerical Officer … 2,261 Executive Officer … 967 Assistant Scientific Officer … 671 Technical Assistant … 136 Sundry other grades … 337 4,372