§ Mr. Dellasked the Minister of Labour by how much and by what percentage the average weekly earnings of adult male manual workers have increased in the last 10 years in respect of each of the regions of the country.
§ Mr. ThorntonRegional figures are not available prior to April, 1960. Since that date, however, increases in earnings in the industries covered by the Ministry's half-yearly inquiries have been as follows:
INCREASES IN AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS OF MALE MANUAL WORKERS, APRIL, [...] 1960—OCTOBER, 1964 Region Amount Percentage s. d. London and South Eastern 88 10 30.5 Eastern and Southern 84 2 29.6 South Western 83 3 32.5 Midlands 79 5 26.7 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire 74 8 27.5 North Western 79 3 29.1 Northern 73 10 27.1 Scotland 80 1 31.0 Wales 74 10 26.2 Northern Ireland 66 7 29.3 United Kingdom 80 1 28.4