§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average hourly wage for(a) full-time female employees, (b) part-time female employees, (c) full-time male employees, and (d) part-time male employees, in Scotland since 1985, in cash and real terms.
§ Mr. LangThe following information has been derived from the new earnings survey, which is conducted by the362W Department of Employment in April each year, and covers a 1 per cent. sample of employees who are members of PAYE schemes.
Average hourly earnings (excluding the effect of overtime) of adult employees1 in Scotland 2Pence per hour Female Female Male Male full-time part-time full-time part-time Cash terms 1985 314.0 257.5 438.2 n.a. 1986 343.8 272.0 471.6 n.a 1987 364.8 289.5 505.3 n. a Real terms: at April 1987 3prices 1985 337.3 276.6 470.7 n.a. 1986 358.3 283.5 491.6 n.a. 1987 364.8 289.5 505.3 n.a. 1Employees on adult rates, excluding those whose pay for the survey pay-period was affected by absence. 2All figures are subject to sampling errors. 3These estimates were made using the Retail Prices Index n.a. Not available.