§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish in theOfficial Report., a breakdown of average regional wage rates for skilled and unskilled manual workers, over the most recent decade for which figures are available;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report a breakdown of average regional wage rates for skilled and unskilled manual workers.
§ Mr. LeeRegional figures on the average earnings of full-time manual employees are published annually in part E of the report on the new earnings survey, copies of which are available in the Library. Information to distinguish the earnings of skilled and non-skilled manual employees is not readily available.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in theOfficial Report the rates of wage inflation on a regional basis for the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. LeeThe annual increase in average earnings is provided in the table.
Annual percentage increase in average gross earnings by region, 1983 to 1987 Full-time employees whose pay was not affected by absence; April of each year per cent. Regions 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 South East 9.1 8.8 7.4 8.9 8.7 East Anglia 8.5 8.0 8.5 7.3 6.6 South West 9.4 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 West Midlands 8.0 8.7 7.1 7.9 6.8 East Midlands 7.5 7.5 6.2 9.1 6.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 8.5 6.4 8.0 6.9 6.8 North West 7.8 8.6 7.6 7.6 6.7 North 7.7 6.9 6.8 7.4 6.6 England 8.7 8.2 7.3 8.3 7.7 Wales 7.5 6.8 7.6 6.3 7.8 Scotland 8.8 8.0 6.5 6.5 6.4 Great Britain 8.6 8.1 7.2 8.0 7.7 Northern Ireland 7.3 9.4 5.9 4.9 9.6 United Kingdom 8.7 8.1 7.3 8.0 7.7 1983 increase on the basis of the earnings of males aged 21 and over and females aged 18 and over. 1984 onwards, increase on the basis of earnings of all those on adult rates. Source: New Earnings Survey.