§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average wage gap in male average weekly earnings between Scotland and the south-east in(a) 1979 and (b) 1989 in current prices.
§ Mr. Norman LamontData by region for average gross weekly pay in April of each year for adult males in full-time employment are available in table 12 part A of the annual new earnings survey reports. Information on the RPI to convert the figures to 1990 prices is published in table 6.4 of theEmployment Gazette and in table 26 of the annual supplement to Economic Trends.