§ Mr. Tinkerasked the Minister of Fuel and Power when he expects to be able to make a statement on the present position in the mining industry in relation to the wages question.
Major Lloyd GeorģeThe cost of the increases awarded by the National Reference Tribunal in minimum weekly wages and in the rates for war-time and weekend work, and for holidays with pay, will be a charge on the Coal Charges Account. I have met representatives of the Mineworkers' Federation of Great Britain and the Mining Association and suggested that an immediate overhaul of the wages structure of the industry should take place, and I have proposed that the two sides of the industry should set up a Committee to decide as a matter of urgency the procedure to be followed.
§ Mr. Saltasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the industries in which, after the Greene Award, the coalmining industry was 23rd in average wage rates.
Captain Pluģģeasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement giving the industries in which the coalmining industry was placed 81st in the list of average wage rates at the beginning of the war.
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Major Lloyd GeorģeFollowing are the two lists of industries for which my hon. Friends have asked. They have been derived from figures relating to the average earnings per adult male worker published by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour and National Service.
I would remind my hon. Friends that, in reply to a Question by my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Accrington (Major Procter) on 31st January last, I stated that these lists relate in every case to average weekly earnings and not to wage rates.
- 1. List of industries on Ministry of Labour and National Service classification in which average weekly earnings for adult male workers exceeded estimated average weekly earnings in the coalmining industry after the Greene Award of June, 1942.
- Pig Iron Manufacture (Blast Furnaces).
- Iron Puddling, Steel Smelting, Rolling, etc.
- Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacture.
- Tinplate and Steel Sheet Manufacture.
- Iron and Steel Tubes.
- Wire, Wire Netting, Wire Ropes, etc.
- General Engineering and Engineers' Iron and Steel Founding.
- Electrical Engineering.
- Marine Engineering.
- Constructional Engineering.
- Motor Vehicle, Cycle and Aircraft Manufacture and Repair.
- Ship Building and Repairing.
- Railway Carriage and Wagon and Tram Building, etc.
- Electric Cables, Apparatus, Lamps, etc.
- Hand Tools, Cutlery, Saws, Files, etc.
- Brass and Yellow Metal Goods.
- Heating and Ventilating Engineering.
- "Other Metal Industries."
- Electrical Contracting.
- Rubber Scientific and Photographic Instruments and Apparatus.
- Government Industrial Establishments.
- 2 List of industries on Ministry of Labour and National Service classification in which average weekly earnings for adult male workers in October, 1938, exceeded estimated average weekly earnings in the coalmining industry.
- Iron Ore and Ironstone Mining, etc.
- Stone Quarrying and Mining.
- Coke-Ovens and By-Product works.
- Artificial Stone, Concrete, etc.
- Cement, Limekilns and Whiting.
- Brick, Tile, Pipe, etc.
- Pottery, Earthenware, etc.
- Glass and Glass Bottle Manufacture.
- Chemicals and Explosives.
- Paint, Varnish, Red Lead, etc.
- Oil, Glue, Soap, Ink, Matches, etc.
- Pig Iron Manufacture (Blast Furnaces).
- Iron Puddling, Steel Smelting, Rolling, etc.
- Non-ferrous Metal Manufacture.
- Tinplate and Steel Sheet Manufacture.
- Iron and Steel Tubes.
670 - Wire, Wire Netting, Wire Ropes, etc.
- General Engineering and Engineers' Iron and Steel Founding.
- Electrical Engineering.
- Marine Engineering.
- Constructional Engineering.
- Motor Vehicle, Cycle and Aircraft Manufacture and Repair.
- Ship Building and Repairing.
- Railway Carriage and Wagon and Tram Building, etc.
- Electric Cables, Apparatus, Lamps, etc.
- Hand Tools, Cutlery, Saws, Files, etc.
- Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets, Nails, etc.
- Brass and Yellow Metal Goods.
- Heating and Ventilating Engineering.
- Watches, Clocks, Plate, Jewellery, etc.
- "Other Metal Industries."
- Silk Throwing, Spinning and Weaving (including Artificial Silk Weaving).
- Artificial Silk Spinning.
- Hosiery.
- Carpets and Rugs.
- Tanning, Currying and Dressing.
- Leather Goods Manufacture.
- Fur Dressing, etc.
- Tailoring:
- Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke.
- Retail Bespoke—
- Firms employing 10 or more workers.
- Firms employing less than 10 workers.
- Dress Making and Millinery:
- Firms employing 10 or more workers.
- Hats and Caps (including Straw Plait).
- Shirts, Collars, Underclothing, etc.
- "Other Dress Industries."
- Boot, Shoe and Slipper Making and Repairing:
- Firms employing 10 or more workers.
- Dyeing, Dry Cleaning, etc.
- Bread, Biscuits, Cakes, etc.
- Firms employing 10 or more workers.
- Grain Milling.
- Cocoa, Chocolate and Sugar Confectionery.
- "Other Food Industries."
- Drink Industries.
- Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, etc.
- Millsawing and Machine Joinery.
- Wood Box and Packing Case.
- Cabinet Making, Furniture Making, Upholstery, etc.
- Firms employing 10 or more workers.
- Firms employing less than 10 workers.
- Carriages, carts, etc.
- "Other Woodworking."
- Paper and Paper Board.
- Cardboard Boxes, Paper Bags and Stationery.
- Stationery and Typewriting Requisites (not paper).
- Printing, Publishing and Bookbinding.
- Building.
- Public Works Contracting, etc.
- Electrical Contracting.
- Rubber.
- Oilcloth, Linoleum, etc.
- Brushes and Brooms.
- Scientific and Photographic Instruments and Apparatus.
- Musical Instruments, Toys, Games and Sports Requisites.
671 - "Other Industries" (Miscellaneous Manufacturing).
- Tramway and Omnibus Service and other Road Passenger Transport.
- Goods Transport by Road.
- Dock, Harbour, Canal, etc., Service.
- Warehousing, Storage, etc.
- Gas Supply.
- Water Supply.
- Electricity Supply.
- Government Industrial Establishments.