HC Deb 01 July 1974 vol 876 c17W
Mr. Bruce-Gardyne

asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether it remains his expectation that 5 million tons of North Sea oil will be landed in 1975.

AVERAGE GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS*
(£ and percentage)
NCB collieries† (Adults) All manufacturing industries NCB collieries as
Date Surface Workers Face Workers (Men aged 21 and over) percentage of all manufacturing industries
(1) (2) (3) (1)/(3) (2)/(3)
October 1964 … … 14.72 20.25 18.67 78.8 108.5
October 1965 … … 15.75 21.38 20.16 78.1 106.1
October 1966 … … 16.58 22.60 20.78 79.8 108.8
October 1967 … … 16.97 23.54 21.89 77.5 107.5
October 1968 … … 18.09 24.40 23.62 76.6 103.3
October 1969 … … 19.12 25.79 25.54 74.9 101.0
October 1970 … … 20.89 27.45 28.91 72.3 94.9
October 1971 … … 25.40 31.10 31.37 81.0 99.1
October 1972 … … 30.75 36.19 36.20 84.9 100.0
October 1973 … … 34.61 39.92 41.52 83.4 96.1
April 1974 … … 42.73 49.27 42.68 100.1 115.4
* The figures include overtime earnings but exclude sickness, holiday and rest day pay and allowances in kind
‡ The average value of allowances in kind in October 1973 was £2.64