HC Deb 10 December 2002 vol 396 c228W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the average personal salary is in(a) Wales and (b) the rest of the United Kingdom. [82375]

Peter Hain

Based on the latest figures available (from the New Earnings Survey, April 2001—April 2002), the average personal salary in Wales is £20,784.40 (£399.70 p.w). The Office for National Statistics publishes figures for GB as opposed to the UK. The equivalent figure for GB as a whole is £24,164.40 (£464.70p/w).