§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Labour the total increase in weekly cash earnings from October, 1938, to April, 1948, on the basis of the statement on page 331 of the Ministry of Labour Gazette, October, 1948.
§ Mr. IsaacsOn the basis of the figures referred to, the total weekly cash earnings of all the wage earners employed in the industries covered by the inquiry made by my Department rose by about £28 million between October, 1938, and April, 1948. This calculation takes account of the fact that the number of wage earners in employment in these industries increased between the two dates by about 600,000.