HC Deb 18 February 1969 vol 778 c89W
Captain Kerby

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the strengths of the training establishments in each of the women's Services.

Mr. Reynolds

The numbers of training, administrative and support staffs employed in the training establishments of the women's Services are as follows:—

Other
Officers Ranks Civilians Total
WRNS 19 86 8 113
WRAC 47 241 32 320
WRAF 23 115 97 235
89 442 137 668
Men— 21 years and over WoMen—18 years and over
October Averag weekly earnings Average hours worked Averag weekly earnings Average hours worked
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1938* … … … … 3 9 0 47.7 1 12 6 43.5
1950 … … … … 7 10 5 47.6 4 2 4 41.8
1955 … … … … 11 2 11 48.9 5 15 5 41.6
1960 … … … … 14 10 5 48.0 7 8 4 40.5
1964 … … … … 18 2 2 47.7 8 19 1 39.4
1965 … … … … 19 11 9 47.0 9 11 11 38.7
1966 … … … … 20 6 1 46.0 10 1 4 38.1
1967 … … … … 21 7 6 46.2 10 11 2 38.2
1968 … … … … 22 19 11 46.4 11 5 11 38.3
*The inquiry form used in October, 1938, did not ask for separate data for part-time workers who were not important relatively at that date. Consequently the figures given for October, 1938 include data for part-time workers.