§ 76. Sir Frederick Burdenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received about wage levels fixed by wages councils; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AlisonWe have received over 300 letters from hon. Members, employers' organisations and individual employers, both in large and small businesses, protesting about the increases proposed by the retail trades (non-food) and retail food and allied trades wages councils.
I would also refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Skipton (Mr. Watson).