HC Deb 10 February 1969 vol 777 cc207-8W
Mr. Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity by what percentage manual workers' average weekly earnings have increased during the four-year periods from October, 1960, to October, 1964, and from October, 1964, to October, 1968.

Mr. Fernyhough

According to the results of my Department's half-yearly inquiries into the earnings and hours of manual workers, the percentage increases in average weekly earnings of all full-time manual workers were 24.1 and 28.9 respectively.