§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what is the average weekly wage of motor vehicle industry employees in Scotland, England and the relevant regions of England, respectively, at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerFollowing is the information, derived from the Department's half-yearly inquiries into the earnings and hours of manual workers:
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS OF ADULT MALE MANUAL WORKERS IN OCTOBER, 1968* MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY† £ s. d. Scotland 23 5 4 Englandt‡ 27 8 5 Regions of England South East 27 6 3 East Anglia 21 0 8 Southwestern 27 0 8 West Midlands 29 13 7 East Midlands 25 0 0 Yorkshire and Humberside 22 14 6 North Western 25 9 2 Northern 26 1 10 * Details for Scotland and for the regions of England are available only for adult male manual workers. October, 1968 is the latest date for which information is available. † Minimum list heading 381 of the Standard Industrial Classification, 1958. ‡ Estimated.