§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total numbers of boys, girls, men and women, respectively, unemployed in each employment exchange area in Fife in April of each of the last four years.
§ Mr. ScottFollowing is the information:
of the £ sterling being worth l00p in November 1972, what were the comparable figures for November and December 1973 after allowing for the depreciation in the purchasing value of the £ sterling.
§ Mr. NottI have been asked to reply.
273WThe latest comprehensive figures of average earnings come from the survey carried out by the National Coal Board in October each year. The average earnings relate to men covered by coal mining
AVERAGE EARNINGS £p October 1972 October 1973 Type of Employment Actual Adjusted to October 1973 prices Actual Surface Non-craftsman … 29.27 32.17 33.07 Craftsman … 32.84 36.09 37.02 Underground Non-craftsman … 27.51 30.23 30.27 Craftsman … 38.83 42.67 43.40 National Power Loading Agreement … 35.90 39.45 39.70 Third structure and piece workers … 33.32 36.62 36.66