§ Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will specify the prevailing rate of the average wage in the regions of England, Scotland and Wales.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe results of the 1973 New Earnings Survey included the following estimates of the average gross weekly earnings, including overtime and bonus payments, of full-time manual men82W whose pay was not affected by absence in the survey reference period in April 1973.
Region Average gross weekly earnings £ South East 39.3 East Anglia 35.5 South West 35.8 West Midlands 40.3 East Midlands 36.9 Yorkshire and Humberside 36.9 North West 37.6 North 37.9 Wales 38.7 Scotland 37.1 Great Britain 38.1 Additional regional analyses of earnings are included in the November issue of the Department of Employment Gazette. Comparisons of average earnings for different areas are affected by influences such as variation in the pattern of industry and they may not therefore give a precise indication of differences in earnings for comparable work.