§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the average earnings in Wales expressed as a percentage of the United Kingdom average in 1992, 1993 and 1994.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information requested is shown in the following table:
Average gross weekly earnings1 in Wales, as a percentage of the United Kingdom average Year Percentage 1992 89.2 1993 89.0 1994 89.7 Source: New earnings surveys. Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Note: 1 Data relate to full-time employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence.