§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the average hourly wage of male manual workers in manufacturing in Scotland, England and the regions of England at the latest convenient date and in each of the last five years.
AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS OF ADULT MALE MANUAL WORKERS IN OCTOBER, 1963—OCTOBER, 1968 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES October each year 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Scotland 6 10.2 7 4.9 8 2.8 8 10.0 9 3.7 9 11.9 England* 7 5.0 7 11.9 8 9.1 9 2.6 9 8.0 10 3.8 Regions of England: South East — — — — 10 0.3 10 8.5 London and South East 7 8.6 8 3.4 9 0.2 9 6.7 — — Eastern and Southern 7 8.6 8 3.4 9 0.6 9 6.2 — — East Anglia — — — — 8 8.3 9 3.7 South West 7 1.2 7 7.7 8 4.8 8 9.9 9 3.1 9 11.0 Midlands† 7 8.6 8 3.9 9 1.8 9 7.2 — — West Midlands — — — — 10 5.4 11 1.7 East Midlands — — — — 9 4.5 9 11.6 Yorkshire and Humberside† 6 10.4 7 4.8 8 1.5 8 5.7 8 10.3 9 5.1 North West 7 0.3 7 7.0 8 3.2 8 9.8 9 3.7 9 11.3 Northern 7 1.5 7 8.8 8 7.2 9 0.9 9 5.9 10 0.8 * Estimated figures. † The October, 1965, and October, 1966, figures for Midlands region include parts of Lincolnshire, formerly part of "Yorkshire and Lincolnshire". The figures for October, 1963, and October, 1964, for "Yorkshire and Humberside" relate to the former "Yorkshire and Lincolnshire" region.