HC Deb 16 July 1980 vol 988 c558W
Mr. Foster

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the change in the wage rates since the raising of the school leaving age of 16 to 18-year-old expressed as a percentage of the adult rate, for males and females and for manual and non-manual occupations.

Mr. Jim Lester

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.