§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment by how much average male earnings have increased in real terms since 1979.
§ Mr. ForthInformation on average male earnings in April of 1979 and of each year up to 1991 is published in table 1 of part A of the new earnings survey report for the year concerned.
Information on the retail prices index, all items, to convert 1979 figures to 1991 prices is published in table 6.4 of the latest Employment Gazette for April 1991, and in table 26 of the annual supplement to "Economic Trends" for April of earlier years.
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