Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 7 Rhagfyr 1964.
Mr Simon Digby
, West Dorset
12:00,
7 Rhagfyr 1964
asked the Minister of Labour what increase there has been in average earnings in the South-West in the last year, to the nearest convenient date; and how it compares with increases in other areas.
Mr Ernest Thornton
, Farnworth
The increase in average weekly earnings of adult male manual workers in the south-west region was 31s. 9d.—that is from 302s. 9d. in April, 1963 to 334s. 6d. in April, 1964. As the second part of the reply is a table of figures I will, with permission, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Mr Simon Digby
, West Dorset
Is the hon. Gentleman aware that there is a lot of leeway to be made up? Will he speak to his right
| INCREASE IN AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS OF MANUAL WORKERS (MEN AGED 21 YEARS AND OVER) IN SOUTH WESTERN REGION COMPARED WITH INCREASES IN OTHER REGIONS AND IN UNITED KINGDOM AS A WHOLE FOR ALL INDUSTRIES COVERED BY HALF-YEARLY EARNINGS AND HOURS ENQUIRIES | ||||||||
| Region | Average Weekly Earnings of Men (21 years and over) | Increase between April, 1963 and April, 1964 | ||||||
| April, 1963 | April, 1964 | Absolute | Per cent. | |||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||
| South Western | … | 302 | 9 | 334 | 6 | 31 | 9 | 10·5 |
| London and South Eastern | … | 342 | 9 | 369 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 7·8 |
| Eastern and Southern | … | 327 | 4 | 358 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 9·4 |
| Midlands | … | 334 | 9 | 368 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 10·0 |
| Yorkshire and Lincolnshire | … | 310 | 0 | 338 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 9·1 |
| North Western | … | 313 | 5 | 341 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 8·9 |
| Northern | … | 306 | 11 | 337 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 10·1 |
| Scotland | … | 297 | 4 | 326 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 9·7 |
| Wales | … | 329 | 7 | 354 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 7·7 |
| Northern Ireland | … | 259 | 5 | 287 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 10·8 |
| United Kingdom | … | 323 | 1 | 352 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 9·1 |
