§ 36. Sir Anthony Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received regarding the problems created by the make-up pay given to redundant British Steel Corporation employees and the practice of certain employers of taking on such employees at very low wages.
§ Mr. Jim LesterMy right hon. Friend has received no representations other than504W my hon. Friend's letter of 30 July about the position in Shotton, to which I replied on 2 September. The Manpower Services Commission, which is responsible for the public employment service. tells me that it has no evidence that the iron and steel employees re-adaptation benefit scheme is causing undue problems or that many such workers are accepting employment at very low wages.