HC Deb 16 November 1970 vol 806 c315W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the latest available figures for the ratio of agricultural earnings to industrial earnings in Wales; and what are the figures for 1955, 1960, 1963, 1964 and 1969.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The only information which is available relates to 1969 when the weekly earnings of hired full-time men in agriculture in Wales were about 70 per cent. of those of adult male manual workers in industry.