§ Mr. Callaghanasked the Minister of Labour if he will bring up to date the information given in columns 11 and 12 of HANSARD for 5th February, 1962 relating
STATEMENT OF MINIMUM ON STANDARD, TIME RATES OF WAGES FOR CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS AT 29TH NOVEMBER, 1962 Occupation Industry Weekly rate of pay s. d. Blacksmith Electricity supply … … 240 7½* Farriery (fireman) … … 211 9 Gas supply (maintenance) … … 241 6 Light castings … … 199 8 Shipbuilding … … 203 4 Bricklayer, carpenter and Plumber Building industry … … 238 0 Cabinet maker Furniture manufacture … … 239 9 Cooper Coopering … … 238 0 Electrician Electrical contracting … … 267 9 Erector Constructional engineering … … 230 1½ Fitter (skilled) Civil Air Transport … … 218 3¾ Electricity Supply … … 240 7½* Engineering … … 201 2 Instrument maker Surgical instrument and equipment manufacture … … 222 3 Jointer Electricity supply … … 232 9* Moulder Brass working and founding … … 212 10 Light castings … … 207 3½ Locksmith Lock, latch and key making … … 231 4 Patternmaker Engineering … … 222 7½ Light castings … … 217 11 Lock, latch and key making … … 240 6 Plater Gas supply (maintenance) … … 241 6 Shipbuilding … … 203 4 Plumber jointer Electrical cable making … … 246 9 Printer Printing and bookbinding … … 255 0 Riveter Constructional engineering … … 233 7½ Gas supply (maintenance) … … 241 6 Shipbuilding … … 203 4 Toolmaker Civil Air Transport … … 228 9¾ Lock, latch and key making … … 240 6 Spring manufacture (Birmingham) … … 203 0 Welder Constructional engineering … … 233 7½ Gas supply (maintenance) … … 241 6 Shipbuilding … … 203 4 The normal weekly hours of work for all the industries quoted except for printing and bookbinding are 42. In printing and bookbinding 40 hours constitute a normal working week. *Workers with 2 years' or more service on and after 28th January, 1962, receive an additional 8s. a week.