§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what percentage of total wages in manufacturing in Scotland is classified as indirect wages, giving separate figures for males, females and all workers, in 1966 and at the latest available date.
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FULL-TIME MANUAL WORKERS Manufacturing Industries 1966* United Kingdom April 1968 Average weekly earnings Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Average hourly earnings … … £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. A. Men (21 years and over) … … 20 17 5 9 2.1 22 16 6 10 0.1 B. Women (18 years and over) … … 10 0 4 5 3.1 10 19 2 5 8.7 B. as a percentage of A … … 48.0 57.3 48.0 57.2 * Averages of the results of the April and October 1966 enquiries. would involve a disproportionate amount of staff time.
Other estimates of total and of male employees in the Scottish planning regions for the years 1964 to 1967 (inclusive) have been published in the Digest of Scottish Statistics by the Scottish Statistical Office. These estimates take no account, however, of those civil servants and G.P.O. employees who do not hold national insurance cards.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI regret that separate figures are not available for Scotland. For Great Britain, my Department's survey of employers' labour costs in 1964 showed that in manufacturing industries the average annual amount per employee, males and females combined, paid as indirect wages (defined as payment for time not worked during holidays, sickness and attendance at training classes) formed 6.7 per cent. of total wages and salaries. I am sending the hon. Member a copy of our booklet containing the full results of the survey.
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what percentage of the average wage for male workers in manufacturing the average wage for female workers constituted in 1966 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerFollowing is the information, derived from the half-yearly inquiries into the earnings and hours of manual workers: