HC Deb 17 November 1955 vol 546 c54W
65. Mr. McKay

asked the Minister of Labour the average number of hours worked per week by men aged 21 years or over in 1938, 1946, 1948 and 1954.

Sir W. Monckton

Statistics of average weekly hours worked by all men are not available, but inquiries made in one week in October in respect of wage earners in manufacturing industries generally and in a number of the principal non-manufacturing industries, showed that the average hours worked by men aged 21 years and over were 47.7 in 1938, 47.6 in 1946, 46.7 in 1948 and 48.5 in 1954.