§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the average gross weekly earnings for full-time male and female manual workers for each year since 1979 in Scotland.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 29 November 1982, c. 9]: The average gross weekly earnings of full-time manual employees in Scotland at April of each year are as follows:
The figures relate only to those whose pay was not affected by absence, and are derived from the New Earnings Survey.
Males Females (21 and over) (18 and over) £ £ 1979 93.6 54.3 1980 112.2 66.3 1981 124.8 73.3 1982 136.9 79.2