§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report details showing the average wages for males and females in each of the regions of the United Kingdom at the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. GoldingApril 1976 estimates derived from the New Earnings Survey are to be published in the Department of EmploymentGazette on 28th October. I will arrange for the required information to be published in the Official Report then.
§ Mr. Gorstasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the yearly percentage rise in the wages of all workers for the years 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976.
§ Mr. GoldingThe percentage increases in average earnings of employees in industries covered by the Department's monthly index were:—
Period Per cent. December 1972-December 1973 13.1 December 1973-December 1974 29.4 December 1974-December 1975 19.3 December 1975-July 1976 (7 months) 6.0