HC Deb 21 February 1978 vol 944 c631W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will

AVERAGE GROSS HOURLY EARNINGS (INCLUDING PAYMENT FOR OVERTIME) OF MALE MANUAL WORKERS IN THE COAL INDUSTRY EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF CORRESPONDING AVERAGE EARNINGS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
(a) Underground workers.
(b) Surface workers.
Great Britain* France† Germany† Belgium†
(a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b)
April 1975 … … 145 112 108 93 114 93 130 99
April 1976 … … 129 101 119 91 113 96 129 101
April 1977 … … 125 97 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a n.a
* Full-time manual workers aged 21 or over.
† All manual workers.
Sources:
Statistical Office of the European Communities.
New Earnings Survey.