§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the average number of people employed in the aerospace equipment manufacturing and repairing industry in the last year and at the most recent date; and what was the average wage for men over 21 years of age in this classification at each time.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe latest firm estimates of the numbers of employees in employment relate to June, 1969, but provisional estimates have been made for the production industries for subsequent months up to November, 1970. The estimated numbers of employees in employment in the United Kingdom in the aerospace equipment manufacturing and repairing industry (minimum list heading 383 of the Standard Industrial Classification) at June, 1969, November, 1969 and November, 1970, were 245,600, 246,200 and 234,900, respectively. When the final estimates for June, 1970, become available shortly, the figures for November, 1969, and November, 1970, may be revised.
Inquiries into the average weekly earnings of manual workers in the United Kingdom in the aerospace equipment manufacturing and repairing industry were made in October, 1969, and April and October, 1970. The average weekly earnings of men aged 21 years and over at April, 1970, and October, 1969, were £28 2s. and £27 0s. 6d., respectively. The figure for October, 1970, should become available towards the end of February.