§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details showing the average wage earned in each of the regions in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Dudley Smith,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 19th November 1973; Vol 864, c. 331], gave the following information :
The regional results of the New Earnings Survey 1973 include the following estimates of average gross weekly earnings in April 1973 of full-time men aged 21 and over and women aged 18 and over :
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§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average earnings of the workers—male and female, respectively—in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region ; and how this compares with the national average.
§ Mr. Dudley Smith,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 19th November 1973 ; Vol. 864, c. 331], gave the following information :
The following estimates of average gross weekly earnings have been obtained from the New Earnings Survey and relate to April 1973 :
AVERAGE GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS IN APRIL 1973 OF FULL TIME ADULTS WHOSE PAY FOR THE SURVEY REFERENCE PERIOD WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ABSENCE Yorkshire and Humer-side region Great Britain Regional average as a percentage of national average Men aged 21 and over : Manual £36.90 £38.10 96.8 Non-manual £44.80 £48.10 93.0 All £39.30 £41.90 93.7 Women aged 18 and over : Manual £18.80 £19.70 95.1 Non-manual £22.80 £24.70 92.6 All £21.30 £23.10 92.3 The earnings estimates are rounded to the nearest 10p and are subject to sampling errors.