§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment if his Department will publish regular reports on the progress of the low paid as this job, formerly done by the CIR, is not being fulfilled at the moment.
§ Mr. BoothThe New Earnings Survey provides regular information on the distribution of earnings, including the position of the low paid. The CIR did not publish regular reports on the progress of the low paid as such, though it did cover some aspects of low pay, for example, in its reports on certain of the wages councils sectors.