§ 61. Mr. Brooksasked the Minister of Labour what were the average hourly earnings of municipal bus drivers and conductors in each month of 1966; and what proportion of these monthly earnings was represented by the prevailing basic weekly rate.
§ Mr. HattersleyI regret that the information requested is not available. The National Board for Prices and Incomes, however, in paragraph 38 of their Report No. 16 on Pay and Conditions of Busmen gave the following information for municipal busmen for February, 1966:
RATES, EARNINGS AND HOURS OF MUNICIPAL BUSMEN Grade Maximum weekly Rate (40 hour week) Average Weekly Earnings Average Hours Worked s. d. s. d. Driver … 247 9 425 1 51 Conductor … 239 0 389 6 49