HC Deb 25 November 1963 vol 685 cc13-5W
Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the Minister of Labour if he will publish in the Official Report a tabular statement showing the relative rates of weekly wages for adult male workers, including the level of wages and the level of wages expressed as percentage rates, for 1914, 1932, 1938, 1948,1958 and on the latest available date, for engineering fitters, labourers, patternmakers, skilled iron moulders, railway engine drivers, porters, dock workers, passenger road transport workers, and journalists.

Mr. Godber

The following tables contain the required information:

DOCK LABOUR
Average of recognised minimum rates in 10 large ports in the United Kingdom
Date General cargo workers
Daily rate in monetary terms Daily rates expressed as percentage of level at July, 1914=100
s. d. per cent.
July, 1914 … … … … … 6 1 100
31st December, 1932 … … … … … 11 6 189
31st December, 1938 … … … … … 13 4 219
31st December, 1948 … … … … … 19 4 318
31st December, 1958 … … … … … 31 4 515
30th November, 1963 … … … … … 36 2 595

NOTE: The rates for 1914 relate to a 6-day week, those for 1932 to 1938 inclusive to a 5½ —day week and those for 1963 to a 5¼ —day week.

ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT
Average of recognised rates in 39 large towns
Date Weekly rates in monetary terms Weekly rates expressed as percentage of level at July, 1914=100
Drivers of tramcars or omnibuses Conductors Drivers Conductors
s. d. s. d. Per cent. Per cent.
July, 1914 … 31 1 27 10 100 100
31st December, 1932 … 58 9 55 7 189 200
31st December, 1938 … 65 10 62 8 212 225
31st December,1948 … 109 0 105 2 351 378
31st December,1958 … 183 8 178 8 591 642
20th November,1963 … 221 7 216 1 713 776

JOURNALISTS
Agreed London minimum of Newspaper Proprietors' Association
Date Weekly rates in monetary terms
s. d.
July, 1914 … … … … … No agreed rates
31st December, 1932 … … … … … 189 0
31st December, 1938 … … … … … 189 0
31st December, 1948 … … … … … 252 0
31st December, 1958 … … … … … 400 0
20th November, 1963 … … … … … 480 0

NOTE: It is not possible to give weekly rates expressed as percentages of level at July 1914=100 as there is no information about agreed rates in July, 1914.