§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in theOfficial Report, comparable figures for journalists to those given in his answer of 15 November, Official Report, column 279, together with a table showing (i) actual earnings in each case in April, (ii)comparable earnings figures for manuals and non–manuals, (iii)the percentage of journalists earning less than £200, £300, £400 and £500, (iv)the average earnings of those earning more than £500 and (v) the number represented by the sample.
§ Mr. NichollsThe increases in real earnings for journalists are provided in the table. The remaining available information is published in tables 86 and 92 of the 1979 and 1989 new earnings survey reports, copies of which are available in the Library. Figures of the average earnings of those earning more than £500 are not available.
Full-time adult male journalists in Great Britain Percentage increase Lowest decile 28 Lower quartile 35 Median 47 Higher quartile 67 Highest decile 52 Average earnings 48 Note: The increases shown are for April 1979 to April 1989 and do not relate to the same individuals at the different dates.
Source: New Earnings Survey data deflated by the RPI (all items).
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table providing similar information to that given in his written answer of 15 November, Official Report, column 279, concerning the increase in real earnings of male manual and non-manual workers in the decade to April.
§ Mr. NichollsI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 15 November 1989 (Official Report, column 279).