HC Deb 12 May 1980 vol 984 c299W
Mr. John Grant

asked the Secretary of State for Employment when he will make a statement about the future of the Fair Wages Resolution.

Mr. Mayhew

The Government will be reviewing the Fair Wages Resolution in the light of debate on clause 18(c) of the Employment Bill, which proposes to repeal schedule 11 to the Employment Protection Act 1975. A statement will be made in due course.

GREAT BRITAIN
Males Females Total
June 1949 194,204 61,867 256,071
June 1950 195,580 76,722 272,302
June 1951 120,730 62,587 183,317
June 1952 169,878 126,318 296,196
June 1953 178,689 97,025 275,714
June 1954 148,142 78,506 226,648
June 1955 116,113 64,404 180,517
June 1956 126,072 63,456 189,528
June 1957 170,278 76,704 246,982
June 1958 264,227 103,743 367,970
June 1959 278,311 107,149 385,460
June 1960 214,254 82,904 297,158
June 1961 184,971 69,798 254,769
June 1962 277,508 94,709 372,217
June 1963 345,666 115,036 460,702
June 1964 240,348 76,569 316,917
June 1965 207,422 62,507 269,929
June 1966 199,473 53,732 253,205
June 1967 377,877 87,982 465,859
June 1968 429,371 77,079 506,450
June 1969 414,915 68,366 483,281
June 1970 450,232 73,406 523,638
June 1971 589,077 98,142 687,219
June 1972 646,775 118,681 765,456
June 1973 461,025 83,932 544,957
June 1974 439,493 75,139 514,632
June 1975 679,563 148,910 828,473
June 1976 972,380 305,504 1,277,884
June 1977 1,009,370 381,031 1,390,401
June 1978 978,094 403,309 1,381,403
June 1979 887,211 393,891 1,281,102
April 1980 (provisional) 1,010,969 443,687 1,454,656

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