asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide details of all pay increases, including percentage increases on basic rates, awarded by wages councils during phase 3 and phase 4 of the Government's pay policy.
The information is shown in the table below. The rates are for (i) adult workers, (ii) "other workers" in all trades except the retail trades, where rates for shop assistant are given, and (iii) intermediate provincial rates—large towns outside London, large towns in Scotland—where the councils set area rates.
| Phase 3 | 1978–79 pay year
| |||||||
council
| Pre-settlement minimum
| Cash increase
| New minimum
| Percentage increase
| Cash increase proposed
| Proposed smr
| Percentage increase
| |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Button manufacturing | … | 26·40 | 3·60 | 30·00 | 13·6 | 8·00 | 38·00 | 26·7 |
| Aerated waters (Scotland) | … | 34·35 | 3·25 | 37·60 | 9·5 | 4·00 | 41·60 | 10·6 |
| Retail bread etc. (Scotland) | … | 28·60 | 2·85 | 31·45 | 10·0 | 6·75 | 38·20 | 21·4 |
| Licensed residential etc. | … | 30·00 | 4·00 | 34·00 | 13·3 | 6·40 | 40·40 | 18·8 |
| Retail bookselling etc. | … | 31·00 | 4·00 | 35·00 | 12·9 | 7·50 | 42·50 | 21·4 |
| Ready-made etc. tailoring | … | 31·42 | 3·20 | 34·62 | 9·9-10·2 | — | — | — |
| Ostrich and fancy feather etc. | … | 26·90 | 5·50 | 32·40 | 20·4 | 5·60 | 38·00 | 17·3 |
| Hairdressing undertakings | … | 23·35 | 4·50 | 27·85 | 19·3 | 3·50 | 31·35 | 12·6* |
| 28·00 | 4·50 | 32·50 | 16·1 | 4·50 | 37·00 | 13·85† | ||
| Licensed non-residential (bar) | … | 28·45 | 3·85 | 32·30 | 13·5 | 8·70 | 41·00 | 26·9 |
| Retail food (England and Wales) | … | 30·60 | 4·00 | 34·60 | 13·1 | — | — | — |
| Retail furnishing etc. | … | 32·00 | 4·00 | 36·00 | 12·5 | 6·50 | 42·50 | 18·1 |
| Rubber-proofed garment etc. | … | 29·99 | 3·20 | 33·19 | 9·7-10·7 | — | — | — |
| Retail bread (England and Wales) | … | 29·10 | 4·10 | 33·20 | 14·1 | 8·80 | 42·00 | 26·5 |
| Wholesale mantle and costume | … | 31·42 | 3·20 | 34·62 | 9·9-10·2 | — | — | — |
| Coffin furniture etc. | … | 27·90 | 3·30 | 31·20 | 11·2-12·1 | — | — | — |
| Licensed non-residential (Stewards) | … | 32·00 | 3·80 | 35·80 | 11·9 | 7·30 | 43·10 | 20·4 |
| Shirtmaking | … | 31·20 | 3·20 | 34·40 | 9·9-10·3 | — | — | — |
| Made-up textiles | … | 29·70 | 3·30 | 33·00 | 11·1 | — | — | — |
| Pin, hook and eye etc. | … | 34·00 | 3·40 | 37·40 | 10·0 | 7·10 | 44·50 | 19·0 |
| Retail food (Scotland) | … | 30·60 | 4·00 | 34·60 | 13·1 | — | — | — |
| Laundry | … | 30·40 | 3·60 | 34·00 | 11·8 | — | — | — |
| Phase 3 | 1978–79 pay year
| |||||||
council
| Pre-settlement minimum
| cash increase
| New minimum
| Percentage increase
| Cash increase proposed
| Proposed smr
| Percentage increase
| |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Retail bespoke tailoring (England and Wales) | … | 32·23 | 3·231 | 35·46 | 10·0 | — | — | — |
| Retail bespoke tailoring (Scotland) | … | 30·50 | 4·96 | 35·46 | 16·0 | — | — | — |
| Corset | … | 31·40 | 3·20 | 34·60 | 9·9-10·2 | — | — | — |
| Boot and shoe repairing | … | 32·50 | 4·00 | 36·50 | 12·3 | — | — | — |
| Perambulator etc. | … | 35·50 | 5·00 | 40·50 | 14·1 | — | — | — |
| Hat, cap and millinery | … | 30·71 | 3·68 | 34·39 | 12·0 | — | — | — |
| Dressmaking etc. (England and Wales) | … | 31·40 | 3·20 | 34·60 | 9·9 | — | — | — |
| Aerated waters (England and Wales) | … | 31·25 | 3·25 | 34·50 | 10·4 | — | — | — |
| Cotton waste reclamation | … | 30·90 | 3·10 | 34·00 | 10·0 | — | — | — |
| Retail newsagents etc. (Scotland) | … | 30·15 | 4·00 | 34·15 | 13·3 | — | — | — |
| Road haulage | … | 33·36 | 3·34 | 36·70 | 10·0 | — | — | — |
| Unlicensed place of refreshment | … | 30·42 | 4·50 | 34·92 | 14·8 | — | — | — |
| Linen and cotton handkerchief etc. | … | 31·90 | 3·30 | 35·20 | 10·0 | — | — | — |
| Lace finishing | … | 31·30 | 3·10 | 34·40 | 10·0 | — | — | — |
| Sack and bag | … | 32·50 | 3·25 | 35·75 | 10·0 | — | — | — |
| Dressmaking etc. (Scotland) | … | 30·40 | 3·96 | 34·36 | 13·0 | — | — | — |
| Toy manufacturing | … | 31·30 | 2·80 | 34·10 | 9·0 | — | — | — |
| Rope, twine and net | … | 32·50 | 3·40 | 35·90 | 9·97 | — | — | — |
| Retail newsagents etc. (England and Wales) | … | 32·70 | 4·00 | 36·70 | 12·24 | — | — | — |
| Retail drapery etc. | … | 34·50 | 4·00 | 38·50 | 11·6 | — | — | — |
| General waste materials reclamation | … | 33·70 | 3·50 | 37·20 | 10·4 | — | — | — |
| Flax and hemp | … | 37·28 | 3·73 | 41·01 | 10·0 | — | — | — |
| * Other worker. | ||||||||
| †Operative hairdresser. | ||||||||