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Rev. Ian Paisley
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how far the average wage in Northern Ireland falls below the average wage in the rest of the United Kingdom.
Mr. Orme
In April 1974 the average gross full-time earnings of men in Northern Ireland, aged 21 and over. whose pay was not affected by absence, was 10·56 per cent. below the average gross earnings for men in Great Britain. The figure for women aged 18 and over was 5·27 per cent. below the average in Great Britain.
| AVERAGE GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS*: | |||
| APRIL 1974 | |||
| Great Britain | Northern Ireland | ||
| Men aged 21 and over | … | £47·7 | £42·66 |
| Women aged 18 and over | … | £26·9 | £25·48 |
| *Source: New Earnings Survey 1974. | |||