§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Paymaster General (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the increase in adult male earnings in the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors since 1979 and 1973; and if he will give a breakdown by industry for the manufacturing sector;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the increase in adult male earnings of skilled and unskilled workers in engineering since 1957, 1967 and 1977, or the nearest available dates on the nearest comparable basis, compared to adult male earnings generally.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.