§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average weekly wage for(a) full-time and (b) part-time (i) male and (ii) female workers in Scotland.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information requested is given in the table. It has been derived from the new earnings survey, which is conducted by the Department of Employment in April each year, and covers a 1 per cent. sample of employees who are members of PAYE schemes.
Average gross weekly earnings of employees on adult rates1 Scotland, April 1988 £/week2 Male full-time Male part-time Female full-time Female part-time 233.3 57.8 152.2 62.4 1 Excluding those whose pay for the survey pay-period was affected by absence 2 All figures are subject to sampling errors.
Table 1B GDFCF in certain industries1 as a percentage of GDP in equivalent industries3 GDFCF in certain industries1 and dwellings as a percentage of total GDP4 at factor cost Old basis New basis Old basis New basis 1971 20.1 — 14.7 — 1972 19.3 — 13.7 — 1973 19.4 — 14.0 — 1974 22.8 — 16.9 — 1975 26.6 — 17.8 — 1976 25.0 — 17.2 — 1977 23.6 — 16.0 — 1978 24.4 — 16.1 — 1979 24.1 — 16.1 — 1980 26.5 26.9 16.1 16.0