§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Environment if he will publish in the Official Report (a) the current basic weekly wage and (b) the average weekly earnings of local authority manual workers, as follows—Group A: car park attendant, cleaner, dining room assistant, domestic assistant class 1(R), lavatory'1 attendant, school cleaner and school crossing patrol. Group B: bath attendant, domestic assistant class 2(R), paper and salvage baler, park attendant class 2, road labourer, school meals supervisory assistant and street sweeper Group C: assistant gardener/arborist/nurseryman, driver of pedestrian controlled sweeper machine, groundsman's assistant and stoker. Group D: assistant cook—school meals, staff canteens and day nurseries—pool attendant and storeman. Group E: crematorium assistant, gardener, groundsman, nurseryman, refuse collector and stoker. Group F: cook, crematorium attendant, driver/plant operator, skilled roadman and skilled sewerman.
§ Mr. KingI understand that the current basic rates of pay for these groups of employees are:
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Group Basic Weekly Rate A £54.45 B £55.50
Group Basic Weekly Rate C £57.20 D £60.40 E £62.89 F £66.11 Information on the average weekly earnings of the separate groups is not available centrally.