HC Deb 27 June 1990 vol 175 c254W
Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the increase in the real value of average male earnings since 1979.

Mr. Nicholls

Average gross weekly earnings of full-time adult males increased by 28 per cent. in real terms between April 1979 and April 1989. The increase does not relate to the same individuals at the different dates.