§ 60. Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what is the average industrial and agricultural wage, respectively, for men over 21 years of age in Scotland; and how this compares with the English figures.
§ Mr. HattersleyIn April, 1968, the latest date for which figures are available, the average weekly earnings of male manual workers, 21 years and over, in the industries covered by the Department's half-yearly inquiries were £21 10s. 6d. in Scotland and £22 8s. 8d. in England. As the hon. Member knows, the industrial composition of the two countries differs.
Agriculture is not included in the Department's half-yearly inquiries, but my right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food inform me that for male agricultural workers, 20 years and over, the average weekly earnings were £14 18s. 6d. in Scotland and £15 6s. 1d. in England in the year ended 31st March, 1968. The earnings of agricultural workers include the value of allowances in kind.