§ Mr. R. Carrasked the Minister of Labour (1) whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the average earnings of women of 18 years and over in October of each year from 1958 to 1967, inclusive, and the percentage change in each 12-month period;
(2) whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the average earnings of men of 21 years and over in October of each year from 1958 to 1967, inclusive, and the percentage change in each 12-month period.
§ Mr. HattersleyFollowing is the information, derived from the Ministry's half-yearly enquiry into the earnings and hours of manual workers:
ALL INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES COVERED BY THE ENQUIRY* Average Weekly Earnings and Percentage Change in each 12 month period Full-time Men 21 years and over Full-time Women 18 years and over October Average Weekly Earnings. Percentage Change Average Weekly Earnings. Percentage Change s. d. s. d. 1958 … 256 8 — 134 1 — 1959 … 271 1 +5.6 140 11 +5.1 1960 … 290 8 +7.2 148 4 +5.3 1961 … 306 10 +5.6 154 6 +4.2 1962 … 317 3 +3.4 160 10 +4.1 1963 … 334 11 +5.6 168 3 +4.6 1964 … 362 2 +8.1 179 1 +6.4 1965 … 391 9 +8.2 191 11 +7.2 1966 … 406 1 +3.7 201 4 +4.9 1967 … 427 6 +5.3 211 2 +4.9 * All manufacturing industries, mining and quarrying (except coal), construction, gas, electricity and water, transport and communication (except railways and London Transport), public administration and certain miscellaneous services.