§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average United Kingdom manufacturing male wage at the latest available date.
§ Mr. GoldingThe Department of Employment's annual survey in October 1977 shows that the average gross weekly earnings of men aged 21 and over, employed on a full-time basis in manual occupations in manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom, was £72.89. The estimate includes men paid for only part of the working week.