§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the average gross hourly earnings in Scotland for full-time manual workers, full-time non-manual workers, part-time manual workers and part-time non-manual workers at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RifkindThe latest available information, for April 1989, is provided in the table:
Average gross hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of employees in Scotland on adult rates £ per hour Full-time manual employees 4.23 Full-time non.manual employees 6.28 Part-time manual employees 2.87 Part-time non-manual employees 4.33 Source: New Earnings Survey April 1989.