§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Minister of Labour what is currently the average wage in Cornwall, the Highlands of Scotland, and London, respectively.
§ Mr. HattersleyInformation on the average wage is not available for areas smaller than English regions or for areas of Scotland. The latest results of the Ministry's half-yearly inquiry into the earnings and hours of manual workers show that, in April, 1967, the average174W weekly earnings of adult male manual workers covered by the inquiry were £19 2s. 11d. in South Western region, £19 14s. 4d. in Scotland and £21 12s. 3d. in London and South-Eastern region. Average weekly earnings of men manual workers analysed by industry for the South-Western Region, for Scotland and for the London and South-Eastern Region were published in the September, 1967, issue of Statistics on Incomes, Prices, Employment and Production.