§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing (a) the increase in real earnings of manual and non-manual workers in the decade to June 1989 analysed in both cases to show for the worker at 1 per cent. and 5 per cent., from the top and the manual worker 5 per cent. from the bottom, (b) the average of the earnings above the high figures and below the low one and (c) for all groups the corresponding information (i) manufacturing and for the whole economy less the production industries, (ii) full-time adult female manual and non-manual workers in each case and (iii) the numbers covered by each category.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is not readily available and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, further to his reply of 11 December to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby,Official Report, columns 467–68,with regard to the increases in weekly and hourly earnings of certain workers, what is his estimate of the increase in unit labour costs in each case in the decade ending in April.
§ Mr. NichollsInformation on unit labour costs is not available in the form requested.