§ Miss Vickersasked the Minister of Labour what is the national average wage for the industrial worker in England and Wales; and what is the local average in Plymouth.
§ Mr. HareIn the industries covered by the Ministry's half-yearly earnings inquiries the average weekly earnings of adult male manual workers in England and Wales for the latest available date,68W April, 1962, were 317s. Figures are produced for regions but not for smaller areas: the corresponding figure for South Western Region was 291s. 6d.