§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the level of increase in the average gross weekly earnings of full-time adult 757W employees in Scotland, Wales, and each of the regions of England for the last five years.
PERCENTAGE INCREASES IN AVERAGE GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS* Year to: April 1975 April 1976 April 1977 April 1978 April 1979 Full-time men aged 21 and over†— South East 26.8 17.7 9.1 13.12 13.6 East Anglia 26.0 18.1 9.4 13.5 16.1 South West 25.2 19.7 9.2 12.4 12.0 West Midlands 23.1 17.9 10.7 12.4 14.2 East Midlands 31.0 14.8 10.6 14.7 13.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 29.4 18.0 9.4 14.1 15.2 North West 27.3 18.9 9.2 13.4 13.9 North 30.9 18.2 8.6 14.0 12.8 England 27.1 18.0 9.5 13.3 13.6 Wales 27.5 18.5 9.6 12.1 13.3 Scotland 31.3 18.8 9.3 12.8 14.2 Great Britain 27.4 18.1 9.5 13.2 13.7 Full-time women aged 18 and overt†— South East 38.3 21.9 9.7 11.3 12.1 East Anglia 39.4 23.7 11.8 10.6 12.8 South West 39.2 24.2 12.0 8.5 12.2 West Midlands 34.8 27.1 9.6 11.8 11.7 East Midlands 36.4 23.1 10.0 11.2 13.7 Yorkshire and Humberside 43.6 21.9 10.8 10.4 12.5 North West 39.8 24.0 11.3 9.8 11.2 North 42.1 24.4 10.4 9.7 11.4 England 38.8 23.2 10.3 10.7 11.9 Wales 39.6 26.5 10.5 7.3 13.0 Scotland 39.8 24.3 9.6 11.8 10.7 Great Britain 38.9 23.4 10.3 10.7 11.8 * Based on complete sample in successive New Earnings Surveys. † Whose pay for either survey period was not affected by absence.