§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report details showing the average wages received in each of the regions of the United Kingdom.
Manual men (aged 21 and over) Non-manual men (aged 21 and over) All men (aged 21 and over) Manual women (aged 18 and over) Non-manual women (aged 18 and over) All women (aged 18 and over) England: £ £ £ £ £ £ South East … … … … 44.80 59.10 51.50 24.70 31.30 29.70 Greater London … … … 45.90 63.20 54.90 26.10 33.60 31.90 Remainder of South East … 43.80 53.70 47.90 23.40 28.50 27.00 East Anglia … … … … 41.50 50.70 44.60 22.70 26.20 25.00 South West … … … … 40.80 51.20 44.90 22.90 26.80 25.70 West Midlands … … … 45.50 51.70 47.50 23.80 27.40 26.00 East Midlands … … … 42.40 49.70 44.70 23.30 27.10 25.60 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 42.90 50.10 45.10 22.00 26.50 24.80 North West … … … … 43.10 52.30 46.40 23.40 26.90 25.60 North … … … … … 43.60 52.00 46.20 23.20 26.70 25.50 Scotland … … … … … 42.90 51.80 46.00 23.40 27.00 25.70 Wales … … … … … 43.70 51.90 46.20 22.60 27.30 25.70 Northern Ireland … … … … 38.50 50.70 42.70 21.20 27.90 25.50 These estimates are subject to sampling error and are given to the nearest 10p.