§ 93. Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average weekly wage for men and for women, respectively, in Scotland; and what information he has on the rates in different regions.
§ Mr. BryanThe most recent information available for Scotland, Wales and the Standard regions of England is for October, 1969 and relates to men manual workers aged 21 years and over. As the reply consists of a table of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the information:
Average weekly earnings* of men manual workers at October, 1969 £ s. d. Scotland 24 1 2 Wales 24 9 3 South East 25 17 6 East Anglia 22 14 5 South Western 22 17 2 West Midlands 26 2 4 East Midlands 23 13 10 Yorkshire and Humberside 23 8 4 North Western 24 7 0 Northern 24 5 1 United Kingdom 24 16 5 * The inquiry covered all manufacturing industries, mining and quarrying (except coal), construction, gas, electricity and water supply, transport and communication (except railways), public administration and certain miscellaneous services.