§ Mr. Liptonasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what preference is given by employment exchanges to exporting companies in meeting their staff recruitment needs.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithSpecial arrangements operate in consultation with production departments to ensure that the services of my Department are made readily available to those firms whose exporting or other activities are of major economic importance. In helping to meet staff requirements for such firms, however, employment exchanges cannot compel workers to accept particular jobs. The individual is free to decide for himself for which vacancy of those currently available he will apply.
Standard Region Average weekly earnings Average hours worked Average hourly earnings £ s.
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s. d. South East … … … 26 13 8 46.2 11 6.6 East Anglia … … … 23 9 2 46.5 10 1.2 South Western … … … 24 9 3 45.9 10 8.0 West Midlands … … … 27 0 11 44.6 12 1.7 East Midlands … … … 24 8 7 45.5 10 9.0 Yorkshire and Humberside … … … 23 16 4 46.3 10 3.3 North Western … … … 24 14 2 46.1 10 8.8 Northern … … … 25 9 5 45.9 11 1.3 Scotland … … … 24 17 6 45.8 10 10.4 Wales … … … 26 0 11 44.7 11 7.7 Great Britain … … … 25 12 1 45.7 11 2.5
§ Mr. Merlyn Reesasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if he will publish the average gross annual earnings of men aged between 18 and 64 years and women aged between 18 and 69 years for Great Britain and