§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary or State for Employment (1) if he will publish indices of earnings in national agreements in the public sector on a weekly basis for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers over 18 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question=100;
(2) if he will publish indices of earnings in national agreements in the public sector on an hourly basis for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers over 18 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question=100;
(3) if he will publish indices of earnings in national agreements in the public sector on a weekly basis for each year since 1973 for full-time men workers over 21 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question=100;
(4) if he will publish indices of earnings in national agreements in the public sector on an hourly basis for each year since 1973 for full-time men workers over 21 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question=100;
(5) if he will publish the percentage increase in hourly earnings in national agreements in the public sector for full-time men workers over 21 years between 1973 and each subsequent year;
(6) if he will publish the percentage increase in weekly earnings in national agreements in the public sector for full-time women workers over 18 years between 1973 and each subsequent year.
(7) if he will publish the percentage increase in weekly earnings in national agreements in the public sector for full-time men workers over 21 years between 1973 and each subsequent year;
(8) if he will publish the percentage increase in hourly earnings in national 433W agreements in the public sector for full-time women workers over 18 years between 1973 and each subsequent year.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe following figures are based on approximate estimates of average earnings in the public sector in Great Britain derived from the new earnings survey. They relate to the survey reference pay-periods in April only and to full-time men aged 21 and over and full-time women aged 18 and over whose pay for the pay-period was not affected by absence. The weekly earnings estimates for the public sector were published in the December 1977 and October 1978 issues of theDepartment of Employment Gazette. Corresponding hourly earnings estimates have not been published. The figures given below are based on unpublished approximate esti-
PERCENTAGE INCREASES IN AVERAGE GROSS EARNING; OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES (MANUAL AND NON-MANUAL) IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR; APRIL TO APRIL 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 Weekly Men aged 21 and over … 15.3 32.4 19.3 7.3 10.6 Women aged 18 and over … 17.2 40.4 24.0 7.8 7.4 Hourly Men aged 21 and over … 15.1 33.3 21.5 6.0 10.2 Women aged 18 and over … 17.2 39.9 25.5 6.1 7.2
AVERAGE GROSS EARNINGS OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES (MANUAL AND NON-MANUAL) IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AS PERCENTAGES OF THE CORRESPONDING "ALL INDUSTRIES" AVERAGES FOR MANUAL EMPLOYEES: APRIL 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Weekly Men aged 21 and over … 110.5 111.5 115.4 117.8 115.1 112.8 Women aged 18 and over … 137.6 134.7 138.9 140.4 136.4 129.6 Hourly Men aged 21 and over … 119.8 120.5 122.9 127.0 123.6 121.5 Women aged 18 and over … 146.8 143.8 146.2 148.7 142.8 135.8 Note: The men's and women's averages for the public sector has been compared respectively with the manual men's and manual women's averages for the whole economy.