HC Deb 16 July 1964 vol 698 cc283-4W
Brigadier Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the average wages in Her Majesty's Dockyards in July 1964, July 1963, and July 1951, giving skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled separately.

Mr. Hay

The figures for Her Majesty's Dockyards as a whole, relating to April in the years mentioned, are shown in the following table:

— Male Adults
Average Wages Average Hours
£ s. d.
April, 1951 … … 7 5 9 45.8
April, 1963 … … 15 3 2 46.3
April, 1964 … … 17 1 9 47.8

I regret that figures giving skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled separately, are not available.

Brigadier Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the average wages in Her Majesty's Dockyards in July 1946 and July 1950, giving skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled separately.

Mr. Hay

I regret that the figures for 1946 are no longer available. The average weekly earnings of adult males in Her Majesty's Dockyards in October 1950 were £6 17s. 0d. for an average working week of 46.9 hours.