HC Deb 29 April 1983 vol 41 cc461-2W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the annual increase from 1978 of the average gross weekly wages for full-time working men (a) manual, (b) non-manual, and (c) overall for England, Scotland and Wales, respectively;

(2) if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the annual increase from 1978 of the average gross weekly wages for full-time working women (a) manual, (b) non-manual and (c) overall, for England, Scotland and Wales, respectively.

Mr. Gummer

The information requested has been published in the annual reports on the new earnings survey, copies of which are in the Library. Tables 12 and 13 of part A of the reports for 1979 to 1982 inclusive give the percentage increases in average gross weekly earnings, separately for adult men and women and for manual and non-manual occupations, for the areas specified.

Information for 1983 is not yet available.

Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the value of the lowest decile of all earnings expressed as a percentage of median earnings, both male and female earnings combined, for each year since 1973.

Mr. Gummer

The available information in respect of full-time male employees aged 21 and over and full-time female employees aged 18 and over combined is as follows:

April Lowest decile* of gross weekly earnings as a percentage of mediangross weekly earnings
1973 54
1974 55
1975 58
1976 60
1977 61
1978 60
1979 59
1980 60
1981 59
1982 59
Source: New Earnings Survey.
Note: * The figure below which the 10 per cent, of employees with the lowest gross weekly earnings lie.
† The figure below which the earnings of 50 per cent, of employees