§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the(a) male and (b) female Welsh work force receive wages below the national average.
§ Mr. David HuntIn April 1992, the average gross weekly earnings of all full-time employees in Great Britain was £304.60.
Information from the April 1992 new earnings survey shows that the proportion of full-time male employees in Wales (on adult rates whose pay was unaffected by absence) earning less than £300 per week was 59.3 per cent. (GB 51.3 per cent.).
The proportion of full-time female employees in Wales earning under £300 per week was 80.9 per cent. (GB 75.9 per cent.).
In interpreting the figures for Wales, it should be borne in mind that because of the shape of the earnings distribution, the percentage of the work force receiving less than national average earnings is more than 50 per cent. even for Great Britain as a whole.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many employees in Blaenau Gwent(a) are paid less than £3.40 per hour, (b) have weekly or hourly earnings falling below 68 per cent. of adult mean earnings and (c) have weekly earnings which do not exceed the lower earnings limit for national insurance liability.
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§ Mr. David HuntThe information requested is not available below county level.