Discriminatory Collective Agreements (Hansard, 11 December 1974)

§ Mr. John Fraser

At the end of September 1974 there were 97 collective 171W agreements on the DE register which contained discriminatory references to women. These are listed below. I have written to the negotiating bodies of those agreements which, from the information available to me, did not seem to be making adequate progress. The agreements are broadly those with women's rates less than 95 per cent. of the lowest men's rates and without firm plans known to me for phased progress towards equal pay. These are marked with an asterisk.

Forestry Commission—GB.
Corn trade—GB.
Flour milling—GB.
Cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery manufacture—GB.
Baking—England and Wales.
Baking—master bakers—England and Wales^*.
Baking—Scotland^*.
Biscuit manufacture—GB.
Bacon curing—GB.
Food manufacturing—GB.
Seed crushing, compound and provender manufacture—UK.
Brewing — Greater Manchester, East Cheshire^*.
Brewing—South Wales and Monmouthshire^*.
Brewing—Scotland^*.
Grain distilling and ancillary trades—Scotland^*.
Tobacco manufacture—UK.
Drug and fine chemical manufacture—GB.
Heavy chemicals manufacture—GB—Chemical Industries Association.
Heavy chemicals manufacture—GB— Imperial Chemicals Industries Ltd.
Match manufacture—UK^*.
Paint, varnish and lacquer manufacture— UK.
Printing ink and roller making—UK.
Soap, candle and edible fat manufacture—GB.
Gelatine and glue—GB.^*
Surgical dressings—GB.^*
Light metal trades—GB.^*
Engineering—UK.
Electrical cable making—GB.
Railway workshops—GB.
Wire and wire rope—GB.^*
Lock, latch and key-making—England.^*
Brass working and founding—GB.
Cotton spinning and weaving.^*
Wool textiles—Yorks.
Woollen spinning and weaving—Yorks.
Wool textiles—West of England.
Wool textiles—Scotland.^*
Silk spinning, throwing and weaving—UK.
Silk spinning, throwing and weaving—Leek.
Silk spinning, throwing and weaving—Macclesfield.
Jute preparing, spinning and weaving—Dundee.
Knitwear manufacture—Scotland (exceptHawick).^*
Knitwear manufacture—Hawick.^*
Carpet manufacture—GB.^*
Narrow fabrics industry—GB.
Textile making-up and packing—Manchester.^*
Textile bleaching, dyeing, printing and finishing—GB.
Hosiery finishing—Midlands.^*
Leather producing industry—GB.
Fellmongering—GB.^*
Leather goods and allied trades—GB.^*
Industrial leathers manufacture—UK.
Clothing manufacture—GB.
Glove manufacture—England and Wales.^*
Footwear manufacture—UK.
Fletton bricks manufacture—Beds., Bucks.^*
Building brick and allied industries—England and Wales.^*
Building brick and allied industries—Midlands.^*
Building brick and allied industries—Scotland.^*
Refractory goods manufacture—England and Wales.
Refractory goods manufacture—Scotland.^*
Ceramic goods manufacture—GB.^*
Flat glass industry—GB.
Glass container manufacture—GB.
Pre-cast concrete products—Scotland.
Home grown timber trade—England and Wales^*.
Veneer producing and plywood manufacture —England and Wales.^*
Furniture manufacture—GB.^*
Sawmilling—Scotland.
Timber containers—England and Wales.^*
Timber containers—Scotland.^*
Paper making, paper coating, paper board and building board makings—UK.
Carton industry—GB.
Fibreboard packing case industry—UK
Paper bag industry—GB.
Wallpaper manufacture—England.
Printing and bookbinding—England and Wales (except London).^*
General printing—London.
General printing—Scotland.
Lithographic printing and photogravure —England and Wales.^*
Lithographic printing and photogravure —Scotland.^*
Manufactured stationery—England and Wales.^*
Rubber manufacture—GB.^*
Pianoforte manufacture—GB.^*
Penmaking and stationers' sundries manufacture—Birmingham and District.^*
Building—England and Wales.^*
Building—Scotland.
Wholesale grocery and provision trade—England and Wales.
Wholesale grocery and provision trade—Scotland.
Health services—GB.
Cinema theatres—UK.^*
Motor vehicle retail and repair—UK.
Atomic Energy Authority—UK.
Police—GB.
Government industrial establishments—UK.
Local authorities—England and Wales.
Local authorities—Scotland.

In my answer to my hon. Friend of 3rd December I said I was writing to 52 negotiating bodies. In fact I have not written to nine of these, mainly because 173W the very latest information since my answer shows substantial further progress towards equal pay.