§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for Employment by how much the average power station worker's wage was above or below the national average on 1st December, 1965; and what are the comparable figures on 1st December, 1970.
§ Mr. BryanFigures of average earnings are not available for December but are available for October of each year.
The average weekly earnings of men manual workers, aged 21 years and over, in the electricity supply industry in the United Kingdom at October, 1965 were £1 5s. 6d. less, and at October, 1970 are provisionally estimated to be £2 14s. 5d. less than the corresponding average for men in all the industries and services covered by the Department's regular enquiry; this meant that in October, 1965 they were 93 per cent. and in October,
Solent sub-division South-East Region Great Britain Manual workers £ £ £ Men aged 21 and over 25.9 27.3 26.2 Women aged 18 and over 12.1 13.8 12.9 Non-Manual workers Men aged 21 and over 33.7 38.5 35.7 Women aged 18 and over 16.9 19.4 17.6 All workers Men aged 21 and over 28.6 32.1 29.4 Women aged 21 and over 15.2 17.8 15.8 All workers excluding those whose pay was affected by absence Men aged 21 and over 28.9 32.6 30.0 Women aged 18 and over 15.6 18.1 16.3 All estimates are subject to sampling error. Earnings in the Solent area are slightly below the national averages and are intermediate between those in the Greater London and the outer metropolitan area and those in Sussex, Kent and Essex.