§ 12. Sir Charles Edwardsasked the Minister of Labour the average wage of boys in Government and other munition factories, ages 14 to 16 and 16 to 18, respectively?
§ Mr. BevinAs the reply contains a number of figures, I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The time rates of wages for boys employed in the Ministry of Supply establishments, including Royal Ordnance factories, are for a 47-hour week as follow:
| Age | London | Elsewhere | |||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | ||
| 14–15 | … | 16 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| 15–16 | … | 18 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| 16–17 | … | 22 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| 17–18 | … | 26 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| 18–19 | … | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
§ With regard to other munition factories, particulars of the average weekly earnings in July, 1941, of youths and boys under 21 years of age in manufacturing industries generally, including those which are largely or partly engaged on munitions work, were given in the Ministry of Labour "Gazettes" for November and December, copies of which have been placed in the Library. Separate figures are not available as regards boys aged 14 to 16 or 16 to 18 years.