§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what figures he has on the latest available evidence for average earnings for(a) 18 to 20-year-olds and (b) 20 to 40-year-olds by (i) gender and (ii) region.
§ Mr. NichollsThe latest available information, for April 1989, is provided in the table:
Average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees whose pay was not affected by absence, April 1989 Males Females Region 18–20 21–39 18–20 21–39 £ £ £ £ South East 160.5 302.7 143.6 220.0 East Anglia 144.2 249.0 120.2 174.7 South West 139.6 243.8 116.6 171.8 West Midlands 133.3 232.9 108.5 167.9 East Midlands 138.2 232.5 110.6 162.4 Yorkshire and Humberside 131.2 232.0 109.3 165.5 North West 130.5 235.5 111.7 172.0 North 130.7 226.7 109.2 163.1 Wales 131.3 223.3 110.6 171.2 Scotland 129.3 239.5 107.5 171.7 Great Britain 142.4 258.3 122.3 188.4