§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average number of hours worked per week by the working population in Great Britain.
§ Mr. BoothThe following estimates of average weekly hours in October 1975 are based on my Department's annual inquiry into the earnings and hours of manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries. The non-manufacturing industries covered are mining and quarrying except coal mining; construction; gas, electricity and water; transport and communication except railways and sea transport: certain miscel-590W cepts and practices in measuring unemployment.
Ianeous services; and public administration.
Full-time manual men (aged 21 and over) 43.6 Full-time youths and boys (aged under 21) 40.4 Full-time manual women (aged 18 and over) 37.0 Part-time manual women (aged 18 and over) 21.2 Full-time girls (aged under 18) 37.5 An average for the whole working population, covering all industries, non-manual workers and the self-employed is not available.