HC Deb 13 November 1978 vol 958 cc37-8W
Mr. Corbett

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will now publish the Department's response to the 13th Report of the Expenditure Committee "People and Work: Prospects for Jobs and Training "(HC No. 647).

Mrs. Renée

Short asked the Secretary of State for Employment when he ex

(2) what are the latest figures of average earnings of adult women workers, expressed in the following ways (a) mean average, (b) median, and (c) mode, for women manual workers, women non-manual workers, and all women workers. full-time in each case.

Mr. Golding

The following New Earnings Survey estimates for April 1978 relate to the gross weekly earnings of full-time employees, 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 estimates are given to the nearest 10p and are subject to sampling error.

pects to be able to publish his considered reply to the report from the Expenditure Committee entitled "People and Work"

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment when he intends to publish the response of his Department to the Expenditure Committee report entitled "People at Work —Prospects for Jobs and Training

Mr. Golding

It is intended to publish the Government's reply to the Expenditure Committee's report as soon as possible.