§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many public appointments are within his gift; what are the highest and lowest emoluments payable; what was the total cost in the last financial year; and what were the comparable figures for 1970.
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Hours of overtime worked by operatives: week-ended 13th December 1975 Column (1) divided by 40 Unemployed December 1975 (1) (2) (3) Food, drink and tobacco … 1,933,600 48,300 35,756 Coal and petroleum products … 89,300 2,200 2,258 Chemicals and allied industries … 617,900 15,400 15,002 Metal manufacture … 1,086,200 27,200 23,756 Mechanical engineering … 2,360,400 59,000 39,754 Instrument engineering … 214,700 5,400 4,368 Electrical engineering … 1,004,500 25,100 27,017 Shipbuilding and marine engineering … 713,100 17,800 8,280 Vehicles … 1,451,400 36,300 27,060 Metal goods not elsewhere specified … 1,123,400 28,100 35,923 Textiles … 702,700 17,600 26,300 Leather, leather goods and fur … 75,900 1,900 3,538 Clothing and footwear … 121,300 3,000 16,286 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. … 716,000 17,900 13,671 Timber, furniture, etc. … 593,800 14,800 13,283 Paper, printing and publishing … 951,600 23,800 18,725 Other manufacturing industries … 629,500 15,700 16,673 Total, all manufacturing industries … 14,385,400 359,600 327,650
§ Mr. BoothAbout 2,300 public appointments are within the gift of my right hon. Friend. The highest salary payable is £18,675; some are unpaid. The total cost in the last financial year and the numbers and cost in 1970 could be established only at disproportionate cost.