§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the average wage for female workers in Scotland of 21 years of age and over, and for female workers between the age of 18 and 20 years;
(2) what is the average wage for male workers over the age of 21 years in Scotland,
AVERAGE GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS OF EMPLOYEES IN SCOTLAND IN APRIL 1973 WHOSE PAY FOR THE SURVEY PERIOD WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ABSENCE Those aged 18 to 20 Those aged 21 and over Average gross weekly earnings including overtime pay Average gross weekly earnings excluding overtime pay Average gross weekly earnings including overtime pay Average gross weekly earnings excluding overtime pay Full-time manual males … … £23.10 £20.00 £37.10 £30.80 Full-time non-manual males … … £17.90 £17.20 £46.80 £45.30 All full-time males … … £21.40 £19.10 £40.40 £35.70 Full-time manual females … … £18.00 £17.20 £19.70 £18.70 Full-time non-manual females … … £15.60 £15.30 £25.00 £24.70 All full-time females … … £16.20 £15.80 £23.00 £22.40 The estimates are subject to sampling errors. The numbers in the age group 18 to 20 in the sample are relatively small
8Wand for male workers between the ages of 18 and 20 years ;
(3) what is the average wage for male workers at 21 years and over and for male workers between 18 and 20 years in Scotland working a normal working week.
§ Mr. Dudley Smith,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 15th November 1973; Vol. 864, c. 233], gave the following information:
The relevant New Earnings Survey estimates of average gross weekly earnings of employees in Scotland are:
and so the estimates for this group are subject to wider margins of error.