HC Deb 26 April 1972 vol 835 c314W
Mr. William Hannan

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the average Scottish wage and the average national wage, respectively, for each of the years 1960, 1965 and 1970; and what percentage the Scottish figure is of the national wage.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

Following is the information, taken from the regular inquiries into the earnings and hours of manual workers:

AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS: MEN, MANUAL WORKERS, AGED 21 YEARS AND OVER
Date of inquiry Scotland United Kingdom Column (2) as percentage of Column (3)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
£ £
April, 1960 12.92 14.10 91.6
October, 1965 18.45 19.59 94.2
October, 1970 27.04 28.05 96.4

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