asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the average gross weekly earnings of all industries and services for the years from 1975 to the latest available date, and the figures for (a) all male and female local authority workers in Scotland and (b) all male and female ancillary staff in the National Health Service employed in Scotland for the same period.
The estimated average gross weekly earnings of (i) manual and (ii) all male and female workers in all industries and services, together with figures for manual workers in local authorities services, in Scotland for the years 1975 to 1978 are set out below. Corresponding figures are not available for all local authority workers. Separate figures for the earnings of ancillary staff in the National Health Service in Scotland are not available, but rates of pay and other conditions of service are the same throughout Great Britain.
| AVERAGE GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS OF FULL-TIME WORKERS IN SCOTLAND | ||
| (a) All industries and services | ||
| £ | ||
| Manual workers | ||
| Year at April | Men (21 and over) | Women (18 and over) |
| 1975 | 56·70 | 32·10 |
| 1976 | 66·20 | 39·40 |
| 1977 | 72·50 | 43·70 |
| 1978 | 81·40 | 50·20 |
| £ | ||
| All workers | ||
| Year at April | Men (21 and over) | Women (18 and over) |
| 1975 | 60·30 | 35·60 |
| 1976 | 71·60 | 44·60 |
| 1977 | 78·30 | 48·90 |
| 1978 | 88·50 | 54·60 |
| (b) Local authorities' services | ||
| £ | ||
| Manual workers NJC | ||
| Year at April | Men (21 and over) | Women (18 and over) |
| 1975 | 47·50 | 31·80 |
| 1976 | 54·70 | 39·50 |
| 1977 | 59·10 | 40·00 |
| 1978 | 66·30 | 47·40 |
Notes:
1. Includes only those workers whose pay was not affected by absence.
2. Local authorities' figures relate to manual workers reported as affected by local authority National Joint Council collective wage agreement.
3. The estimates are rounded to the nearest 10 pence and are subject to sampling errors.
Source: Department of Employment's New Earnings Survey.