§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) whether he will give average wage rates of women workers, expressed in the following ways: (a) mean average, (b) median, and (c) mode, all expressed in terms of a 40 hour week;
(2) whether he will give average wage rates of male workers, expressed in the following ways: (a) mean average, (b) 944W median and (c) mode, all expressed in terms of a 40 hour week.
§ Mr. GoldingThe available information is obtained annually from the New Earnings Survey. It relates to (a) gross weekly earnings excluding (i) overtime pay (ii) payments-by-results, bonuses and other incentive payments, and (iii) premium payments for shift, night or weekend work and to (b) full-time men —aged 21 and over—and women—aged 18 and over—in all industries and services in Great Britain whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence. The most recent estimates relate to April 1975, are given to the nearest 10p and are subject to sampling error.
Average Median Mode £ £ £ Men … 50.60 44.50 37.90 Women … 35.50 32.40 29.70