§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry by year from 1974 onwards; what was the average wage in the industry, by year for the same period; and what was the average wage in the industry expressed as a percentage of the national average industrial earnings for the same year for the same period.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe following table sets out the available information:
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Shipbuilding and ship-repairing✶ Number of employees in March (thousands) Average gross weekly earnings of adult manual men in April†(£) Col. (2) as a percentage of corresponding average earnings in index of production industries† (1) (2) 1974 — 47.5 105 1975 — 64.7 113 1976 — 76.0 113 1977 — 78.3 106 1978 — 91.8 109 1979 141.1 106.4 109 1980 128.6 123.8 107 1981 122.4 135.3 107 1982 120.6 160.1 112 1983 114.7 154.2 101 1984 102.6 175.2 107 ✶ Minimum list heading 370.1 of 1968 Standard Industrial Classification to 1981; group 361 of 1980 Standard Industrial Classification from 1982. † Males aged 21 and over working a full week. The figures include bonus and overtime earnings which may fluctuate from year to year.