§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average(a) public sector and (b) private sector weekly wage for each year since 1979.
§ Miss WiddecombeOver this period, there have been changes in the composition of the public and private sectors due to privatisations and the contracting out of some jobs. The information available from the new earnings survey given in the table is for the sectors as constituted in April of each year.
Average gross weekly earnings of full time employees on adult rates— pay unaffected by absence: at April Public Sector £ Private Sector £ 1979 90.9 87.9 1980 114.2 106.8 1981 131.7 118.7 1982 142.6 131.5 1983 154.3 143.1 1984 163.2 157.0 1985 172.1 170.3 1986 186.1 183.9 1987 197.3 199.7 1988 216.0 219.5 1989 235.6 241.4 1990 256.4 265.8 1991 283.0 285.4 1992 307.8 303.3 1993 321.0 315.3 Source: New Earnings Survey.