HC Deb 21 May 1974 vol 874 cc79-81W
Mr. Bitten

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average wage rate and earnings for male and female industrial workers, respectively, sub-divided between adults and licensed restaurants, (m) unlicensed places of refreshments, and (iv) industrial and staff canteens for each of the last five years.

Mr. Harold Walker

The numbers of inspections undertaken as a result of {a) complaints and (b) routine visits in each of the undernoted trades in the last five years are as follows:

establishments, (iii) licensed residential establishments and licensed restaurants, and (iv) unlicensed places of refreshment, for each of the last five years.

Mr. Harold Walker

The following amounts were paid by firms in the under-noted trades visited on routine inspection in the last five years:

Mr. Harold Walker

The following amounts were paid by firms in the under noted trades as a result of complaints in the last five years:

juveniles; what are the number of hours worked to provide these earnings; and what percentage change this represents over the past five years.

Mr. Booth

Following is the latest available information about earnings and hours for full-time manual workers

Average weekly Earnings Average Hours worked
October 1968 October 1973 Percentage change October October Percentage change
1968 1973 (ii) over (i) 1968 1973 (v) over (iv)
£ £
Men, 21 years and over 23.62 41.52 +75.8 45.8 44.7 -2.4
Women, 18 years and over 11.31 21.15 +87.0 38.2 37.5 -1.8
Youths and boys 10.74 21.60 +101.1 41.3 40.9 -1.0
Girls 7.60 15.21 +100.1 38.8 38.1 -1.8

I regret that insufficient information is available from which to calculate national average wage rates in manufacturing industries but the percentage changes in weekly wage rates are set out below:

Weekly wage rates Percentage Change
October 1968—October 1973
Men, 21 years and over +72.5
Women, 18 years and over +81.9
Juveniles +100.4