HC Deb 15 June 1944 vol 400 c2156W
Colonel Rayner

asked the Minister of Labour what is the average increase of agricultural wages since the start of the war; and how this compares with the average of the different industries which makes periodic returns to him for publication in the "Labour Gazette."

Mr. Bevin

Statistics are not available as to the average weekly earnings of agricultural workers, corresponding with those which are periodically published in the "Ministry of Labour Gazette" relating to average earnings in manufacturing industries generally and some of the principal non-manufacturing industries.