§ Dr. Grayasked the Minister of Labour how the average weekly earnings of adult male workers in the Eastern Region compare with those in other regions.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe following table sets out the figures of average weekly earnings of adult male manual workers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in the administrative regions of England. The former Eastern Region was merged with Southern Region in 1958.
ALL INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES COVERED BY THE MINISTRY'S HALF-YEARLY INQUIRY INTO THE EARNINGS AND HOURS OF MANUAL WORKERS AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS OF ADULT MALES IN APRIL, 1967 Region Average weekly earnings £ s. d. London and South Eastern … 21 12 3 Midlands … 21 1 2 Eastern and Southern … 20 12 5 Northern … 20 1 5 North Western … 20 1 0 Yorkshire and Humberside … 19 12 0 South Western … 19 2 11 Wales … 20 8 3 Scotland … 19 14 4 Northern Ireland … 17 11 0 United Kingdom … 20 11 7