HC Deb 27 July 1981 vol 9 c324W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current average earnings of males in full-time employment aged 21 years and over in Scotland; and what percentage of the corresponding English figures they represent.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The average weekly earnings of manual and non-manual males aged 21 years and over in full-time employment in Scotland at April 1980, the latest date for which information is available, were £123.1. This represents 98.7 per cent. of the corresponding English figure of £124.7.