§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures he has for average wages in Northern Ireland compared with average wages in Great Britain.
§ Mr. ButlerThe following earnings figures are drawn from the 1983 New Earnings Survey (April).
Average Gross Weekly Earnings Northern Ireland £
Great Britain £
Men Manual 124.4 143.6 Non-manual 185.5 194.9 All 150.9 167.5 Women Manual 83.5 87.9 Non-manual 114.4 115.1 All 105.8 108.8 Figures quoted include overtime and other payments and are in respect of adults (men aged 21 and over; and women aged 18 and over) who are in PAYE schemes.
The full Northern Ireland figures are Contained in the New Earnings Survey (Northern Ireland) 1983, a copy of which is available in the Library.