§ Mr. Pounderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how the average earnings of adult male workers in Northern Ireland compared with the United Kingdom average at the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. Peter MillsA comparison of average male earnings in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom is available in relation to manual workers. The latest figures, in respect of the second pay week in October 1972, show the average weekly earnings of male manual workers aged 21 and over as follows:
All industry All manufacturing industry £ £ Northern Ireland 31.59 32.69 United Kingdom 35.82 36.20