Average Weekly Income

HC Deb 23 July 1985 vol 83 cc487-8W

Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figures to show the average weekly income in terms of modal range for (a) men and (b) women in employment in Great Britain in 1984.

	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984
Workers whose pay was checked by visit	244,941	269,134	181,974	165,118	139,305	148,073
Workers whose pay was checked other than by visit	not available	26,357	23,830	162,509	193,548	268,821
Total	244,941	295,491	205,804	327,627	332,853	416,894
Workers found to be underpaid	23,223	29,314	25,482	20,406	20,832	18,048
Arrears paid	£1,511,760	£2,100,512	£2,037,930	£1,861,783	£1,860,110	£1,871,140

Mr. Alan Clark

I refer the right hon. Member to my reply on 26 November 1984, at column382, for the latest information, which relates to full-time employees.