§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the amount of cash paid in Wales for overtime in the years 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1982–83.
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§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsNo estimates are made of total annual payments to workers in Welsh industry accruing from overtime alone. Average overtime payments per employee for a sample period are published each year in the new earnings survey, but it is not practicable to assess annual payments on this basis, for example, because of the short duration of the survey.