HC Deb 18 October 1995 vol 264 c282W
Mr. Rowlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate his Department has made of the average hourly rate of pay for men employed in manufacturing(a) in Mid Glamorgan and (b) in Wales; and what percentage these represent of the United Kingdom average. [37244]

Mr. Richards

The available information covers Great Britain only and is shown in the following table:

Average hourly earnings of full-time men in manufacturing1: 1994
Average hourly earnings excluding overtime (pence) Per cent. of GB average
Mid Glamorgan 677 83.4
Wales 752 92.6
Great Britain 812 100.0

Source:

New Earnings Survey.

1 At April, full-time men on adult rates whose pay was not affected by absence.

Mr. Rowlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate his Department has made of the average hourly rate of pay in food retailing in(a) Mid Glamorgan and (b) Wales; and what percentage these represent of the United Kingdom average. [37245]

Mr. Richards

Reliable estimates are not available.