asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the relative change in wage differentials for the 16 to 18-year-old age group, compared with the average adult wage over the past 10 years.

Separate figures for employees aged 16 to 18 years inclusive are not readily available.The available figures relating to those under 18 are as follows:

[pursuant to his reply, 13 December 1979]: The following table lists the investments held in the redundancy fund investment account at 30 November 1979: