§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the latest available summary of the register maintained by his Department showing movement in collective agreements and Wages Councils orders.
§ Mr. Booth,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 4th November 1974; Vol. 880. c. 69–70], gave the following information:
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SUMMARY OF REGISTER SHOWING MOVEMENTS TOWARDS EQUAL PAY IN COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS AND WAGES ORDERS Number of agreements/orders discriminating at January 1970 Latest settlement/order end-August 1974 Number of agreements/orders Women's rates as a percentage of men's End of March 1970 End August 1974 Number of agreements orders at end-August 1974 Discrimination removed Phased plan to equal pay Larger increases for women Equal increases for men and women No progress under 70 per cent. 70–79 per cent. 80–89 per cent. above 90 per cent. under 70 per cent. 70–79 per cent. 80–89 per cent. 90–100 per cent. Agriculture, forestry, etc. 3 — 2 — — 1 — 2 1 — — — 2 1 3 Mining and quarrying — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Food, drink and tobacco 18 — 9 6 2 1 2 15 — 1 — — 5 13 18 Coal and petroleum products — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Chemicals and allied industries 10 — 5 3 1 — — 10 — — — — 2 7 9 Metal manufacture, all engineering and vehicles 6 — 1 — 2 1 — 2 4 — — — 1 3 4 Metal goods 11 4 — 5 1 — 3 3 4 1 — — 1 9 10 Textiles 23 1 5 4 10 1 10 12 — 1 — 1 8 12 21 Leather, leather goods and fur 4 — — 2 1 1 — 2 1 1 — — 1 3 4 Clothing and footwear 10 — 1 8 1 — 1 7 2 —. — 1 — 9 10 Bricks, pottery, glass, etc. 11 1 3 4 2 1 — 5 6 — — — 3 8 11 Timber, furniture, etc 9 — 1 4 — 1 — 6 3 — — — 2 4 6 Paper, printing and publishing 12 — 8 — 4 — — 11 1 — — — 2 10 12 Other manufacturing 5 — — 4 1 — — 2 3 — — — — 5 5 Construction 2 — — — 2 — — — 1 1 — — 1 1 2 Gas, electricity, water — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Transport and communication 1 — — — — — — — — 1 — — — — — Distributive trades 26 12 — 9 4 1 1 19 4 1 1 — — 25 26 Professional and scientific 1 — 1 — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 Miscellaneous services 9 — 1 6 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 — 2 6 9 Public administration 6 1 2 3 — — — 3 2 1 — — — 6 6 TOTAL 167 19 39 58 32 9 18 105 34 9 2 2 30 123 157 Per cent of total 100 12 25 37 20 6 11 63 20 5 1 1 19 79 100