§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the minimum wage scales now operating in each industry where there is a wages council.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe statutory minima specified for adult "other workers"—in intermediate provincial areas, where area rates are set—are:
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Wages Council Minimum £ Aerated Waters (England and Wales) 18.35* Aerated Waters (Scotland) 28.65 Boot and Shoe Repairing 24.00 Button Manufacturing 22.40 Coffin Furniture and Cerement-making 19.60† Corset 22.90 Cotton Waste Reclamation 23.20 Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (England and Wales) 22.90 Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (Scotland) 21.90 Flax and Hemp 28.78 Fur 25.00 General Waste Materials Reclamation 25.20 Hairdressing Undertakings 19.35 Hat, Cap and Millinery 22.21 Industrial and Staff Canteen Under takings 21.50 Lace Finishing 22.80 Laundry 22.00 Licensed Non-residential Establishment 19.95‡ Licensed Residential Establishment and Licensed Restaurant 27.50 Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household goods etc. 23.40 Made-up Textiles 21.20‡ Milk Distributive (Scotland) 27.10§ Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower 22.00 Perambulator and Invalid Carriage 27.00 Pin, Hook and Eye and Snap Fastener 25.50‡ Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring 22.921 Retail Bespoke Tailoring (England and Wales) 24.53 Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Scotland) 22.00 Retail Bookselling and Stationery 25.50 Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery (England and Wales) 24.25 Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery (Scotland) 23.60 Retail Drapery, Outfitting and Foot wear 25.60 Retail Food (England and Wales) 25.70 Retail Food (Scotland) 25.00 Retail Furnishing and Allied Trades 26.50 Retail News, Tobacco and Confectionery (England and Wales) 24.20 Retail News, Tobacco and Confectionery (Scotland) 21.35
Wages Council Minimum £ Road Haulage 21.66|| Rope, Twine and Net 25.60 Rubber Proofed Garment Making 21.49 Sack and Bag 24.00 Shirtmaking 22.70‡ Toy Manufacturing 22.80 Unlicensed Place of Refreshment 21.92 Wholesale Mantle and Costume 22.92‡ * Plus £4.40 cost of living payment. † Plus £5.80 earnings supplement. ‡ Plus £6.00 earnings supplement. § Plus £2.80 cost of living payment. || Plus £3.20 cost of living payment.