§ Mr. Juddasked the Minister of Labour what has been the average wage in Portsmouth during each of the past six months, and how this compares with the average for the country and for the South-East Region, respectively.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe information requested in the first part of the Question is not available, but in October, 1967, the average weekly earnings of adult male manual workers in the South-East region and in the United Kingdom as a whole were £22 3s. 11d. and £21 7s. 6d., respectively.