§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average wage in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [17639]
§ Mr. HainAt April 1997, based on the New Earnings Survey, average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees in Wales were £330.
The consultative document "An Economic Strategy for Wales" (October 1997, copy in the Library of the House) seeks views on the Government's ideas for developing a higher-skilled, higher-waged economy in Wales.