HC Deb 09 June 1975 vol 893 cc20-1W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will compare the minimum basic wage of surface mine workers who have never worked underground, including their non-taxable payments in lieu, with the minimum agricultural worker's basic wage and any allowances deemed to be made, in each year since 1970 up to the present time.

Mr. Booth

Following is the information available:

Scotland—full-time adult male general workers.
Minimum weekly rates of wages, with operative dates Estimated average weekly payments in kind to hired regular full-time male adult general workers in the year ended
16th February 1970: £13.325 … … … March 1970: £1.09
15th February 1971: £15.00 … … … March 1971: £1.23
14th February 1972: £16.40 … … … March 1972: £1.18
1st April 1973: £19.50 (weekly hours reduced by 2) … … … March 1973: £1.61
28th January 1974: £21.75 … … … March 1974: £1.43
May to December—additional payments under threshold agreements rising to £4.40 a week November.
23rd December 1974: £28.00 (including consolidation of threshold payments).
5th May 1975: £31.50.

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