§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the level of increase in the average gross weekly earnings of full-time adult employees in Northern Ireland in the last five years.
§ Mr. RossiThe information is as follows:
Average weekly wage in: Male Female (a) April 1975 £54.70 £35.50 (b) April 1979 £93.40 £61.80 Percentage increase 70.8% 74.1% Further details are available from the new earnings survey published in the Northern Ireland Digest of Statistics.