HC Deb 23 December 1981 vol 15 c451W
Mr. Peter Lloyd

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the ratio, male and female, of under 18-year-old to adult earnings in the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Holland, Belgium, Italy and the United States of America in each of the last five years.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Following is the information for Great Britain. I regret that comparable information is not available for the other countries.

Average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees under 18 whose pay was not affected by absence as a percentage of the corresponding figure for those aged 18 and over.
Males Females
April 1977 40 55
April 1978 40 57
April 1979 41 58
April 1980 41 56
April 1981 41 57

Source: New Earnings Survey.