§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish details of the average weekly earnings of full-time 16-year-old 17-year-old and 18-year-old employees, for each year since 1979 to the present.
§ Mr. LeeThe information is provided in the table.
Average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees whose earnings were not affected by absence—Great Britain April Aged 16 £ Aged 17 £ Aged 18 £ 1979 34.7 40.8 49.8 1980 41.9 49.6 60.7 1981 47.5 55.4 66.9 1982 50.1 59.5 71.8 1983 52.6 61.4 76.4 1984 55.0 63.7 78.8 1985 60.2 70.0 83.3 1986 66.8 74.5 91.5 1987 73.4 81.1 96.0 1988 79.7 92.5 107.2 Source: New Earnings Survey.