§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the Scottish average weekly wage for (a) full-time male employees, (b) part-time male employees (c) full-time female employees and (d) part-time female employees in (i) cash terms and (ii) real terms based on 1987–88 prices for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. RifkindThe following information has been derived from the new earnings survey, conducted by the Department of Employment in April each year.
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Average gross weekly earnings of adult employees in Scotland whose earnings were not affected by absence (£/week) Full-lime males1 Full-time females2 Part-time females2 3 (i) Cash terms 1979 101.2 60.4 27.6 1980 123.1 74.7 35.1 1981 140.0 87.1 37.9 1982 154.5 95.0 41.1 1983 167.5 104.0 45.5 1984 181.5 110.4 47.3 1985 192.5 118.4 51.2 1986 204.2 129.3 53.9 (ii) At April 1986 prices4 1979 182.0 108.6 49.6 1980 181.9 110.4 51.9 1981 191.1 118.9 51.7 1982 186.2 114.5 49.5 1983 194.1 120.5 52.7 1984 200.0 121.6 52.1 1985 198.4 122.0 52.8 1986 204.2 129.3 53.9 1 aged 21 years and over. 2 aged 18 years and over. 3 figures for 1984 onwards estimated from data for those on adult rates. 4 the constant price estimates have been made using the Retail Prices Index. Owing to the size of sample used in the survey, figures for part-time males are not available, and all figures are subject to variability.