§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will show the gross weekly earnings of full-time adult employees in Wales as a percentage of the British average in 1980, 1985, and 1990 for(a) males and (b) females.
§ Mr. David HuntThe information requested is given in the table:
Source: New Earnings Surveys
Average gross weekly earnings1 Wales as a percentage of Great Britain Male Female April 21980 95.7 95.7 31985 93.1 9.40 31990 87.5 89.5 1Full-time employees whose pay for the survey period was not affected by absence
2Men aged 21 and over, women 18 and over
3All on adult rates