§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what were the lowest and average earnings, respectively, in each of the regions 237W of the United Kingdom at the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerFollowing is the information, derived from the April, 1968, inquiry into the earnings and hours of manual workers:
April, 1968 AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS OF ADULT MALE MANUAL WORKERS Industry Group having lowest average weekly earnings* Average weekly earnings (all industries and services covered†) £ s. d. £ s. d. South East 18 12 8 23 5 10 East Anglia 15 12 7 20 7 11 South Western 16 13 7 20 12 1 West Midlands 17 18 4 23 7 2 East Midlands 17 8 7 21 12 5 Yorkshire and Humberside 16 10 0 21 2 4 North Western 16 17 6 21 17 11 Northern 16 9 11 21 11 2 Scotland 16 16 4 21 10 6 Wales 16 2 11 21 17 9 Northern Ireland 14 8 11 18 17 2 * In every region of England, and in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the lowest average weekly earnings figures in the industries covered by the enquiry relate to the industry group "Public Administration", comprising national and local government services. It should be noted however that many industrial employees in national and local government service are included in other industry groups and are thus excluded from the Public Administration figures. For example, Admiralty dock yards are included with shipbuilding and ship repairing, ordnance factories with engineering and some local authority building departments with construction. Police and fire service are also excluded. † All manufacturing industries; mining and quarrying (except coal); construction; gas, electricity and water; transport and communication (except railways and London Transport); public administration; and certain miscellaneous services