§ 28. Mr. Stan Thorneasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest figure for average earnings; and what information he has as to the number of people earning (a) this figure and (b) £100 per week or less for a 40-hour week.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe latest available figure for gross average weekly earnings of full-time workers is for April 1984 and is published in table 1 of "New Earnings Survey 1984", part A. Estimates of the numbers working full-time earning less than various amounts are published in table 29 of "New Earnings Survey 1984", part B. Copies of both these reports are available in the Library.
§ 44. Mr. Fatchettasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers of people currently earning less than two thirds average male earnings; and what were the corresponding figures for May 1979.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyIt is estimated that about 5.25 million adult employees working full-time earned less than two thirds of average male full-time earnings in 1984. The corresponding estimate for 1979 is 5 million. Average gross weekly earnings for full-time males aged 21 and over who worked a full week were estimated to be £98.8 in 1979 and £181.6 in 1984.