HC Deb 11 July 1960 vol 626 cc73-4W
66. Mr. Callaghan

asked the Minister of Labour how the percentage of turns worked by dockers in Cardiff during 1959 compared with the national average.

Mr. Heath

I am informed by the National Dock Labour Board that the percentage of turns worked in Cardiff during 1959 was 65 per cent. compared with the national average of 75 per cent.

67. Mr. Callaghan

asked the Minister of Labour how the average weekly earnings of daily dock workers in Cardiff in 1959 compared with the national average.

Mr. Heath

I am informed by the National Dock Labour Board that the average weekly gross earnings of registered daily workers in Cardiff in 1959 was £13 0s. 7d. compared with a national average of £,14 12s. 5d.