HC Deb 01 February 1990 vol 166 cc251-2W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in theOfficial Report, a table showing the percentage increase in real incomes since 1979 of (i) median full-time adult male hospital porters, (ii) male and female primary school teachers, (iii) male locomotive drivers and motormen, (iv) footplate staff, (v) NHS male ancillary staff, (vi) NHS male maintenance staff, (vii) female hospital ward orderlies, (viii) female welfare workers, and (ix) local authority male manual workers in England and Wales.

Mr. Nicholls

Estimates of the increases in real earnings since 1979 are provided in the table:

Percentage increase 1979–89
Median of Gross Weekly Earnings by Occupation
Full-time males on adult rates
Primary teachers 38
Hospital porters 3
Locomotive drivers and motormen 24
Full-time females on adult rates
Primary teachers 42
Welfare workers 35
Hospital ward orderlies —2
Median of Gross Weekly Earnings by Agreement
Full-time males on adult rates
Footplate staff 33
NHS ancillary staff 1
NHS maintenance staff 16
Local authority manual workers England and Wales 8

Note:

New earnings survey data deflated by RPI (all items) April of each year.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing the percentage increase in real incomes since 1979 of median adult male manual employees in the (i) footwear, (ii) textile, clothing, (iii) mechanical engineering, (iv) motor vehicle industries, (v) study, etc. officers, (vi) accountants, (vii) journalists, (viii) estimators, etc. and (ix) finance, etc. specialists.

Mr. Nicholls

Estimates of the increases in real earnings since 1979 for manual males are provided in the table. Categories (v) to (ix) are non-manual occupations.

Median of gross weekly earnings by industry
Percentage increase 1979–89
Full-time manual males on adult rates
Footwear 13
Textiles 4
Clothing 2
Mechanical engineering 14
Motor vehicle industries 18

Note:

1. New earnings survey data deflated by RPI (all items) April of each year.