§ 84. Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will give the latest available figures for the average weekly earnings of manual workers in coalmining, the electric supply 19W industry, oil refining and United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority workers employed in nuclear power stations; what is the total number employed in the above industries; and what were the figures of industrial disputes in which they were involved in 1968.
§ Mr. HattersleyFollowing is the information:—
The latest available figures of average weekly earnings relate to October, 1968. and are as follows:—
ADULT MALE MANUAL WORKERS (21 YEARS AND OVER) £ s. d. Coalmining 24 2 5* Electricity Supply industry 20 5 1† Mineral oil refining 26 13 7† * Supplied by N.C.B. Excludes the value of allowances in kind (£1 10s. 9d.). † Derived from the Department's half-yearly inquiries. The latest available provisional estimates of employees in employment relate to December. 1968. and are as follows:—
GREAT BRITAIN (Thousands) Males Females Total Coalmining (MLH 101) 392.2 16.9 409.1 Electricity (MLH 602) 202.9 33.4 236.3 Mineral oil refining (MLH 262) 23.2 2.9 26.1 Corresponding figures for October, 1968, were:—
Coalmining 398.2 16.9 415.1 Electricity 205.6 33.6 239.2 Mineral oil refining 23.1 2.9 26.0 The provisional estimates of stoppages of work due to industrial disputes for the year 1968 are as follows:—
Stoppages in progress Number of stoppages beginning in year Number of workers involved Number of working days lost Coalmining 221 29,800 54,000 Electricity 8 2,500 6,000 Note: No stopagges were recorded in 1968 in mineral oil refining (MLH 262).
With regard to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, it is not my Department's practice to publish statistics relating to individual undertakings.