HC Deb 08 May 1980 vol 984 cc196-7W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the mean and the median gross weekly earnings of male employees in Dundee, Scotland, and Great Britain in each of the past four years.

Mr. Jim Lester

Since separate figures for Dundee are not readily available, figures are shown for Tayside—including Dundee. The data in respect of the four years up to 1979 are:

The figures of average gross earnings in April 1979 for women aged 18 and over in the earlier answer should have been:

those arising from the structures of industry, and do not necessarily imply a difference for comparable jobs.