§ Barbara FollettTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average gap is between men's and women's pay in the Stevenage constituency. [40479]
§ Ms HewittEstimates for the Parliamentary Constituency of Stevenage are not available.
According to the 2001 New Earnings Survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics, average hourly pay for full-time employees, excluding overtime, in the county of Hertfordshire, was £13.41 for men and £10.96 for women, a pay gap of £2.45
§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average gap is between men's and women's pay in the Heywood and Middleton constituency. [40419]
§ Ms HewittEstimates for the Parliamentary Constituency of Heywood and Middleton are not available. According to the 2001 New Earnings Survey, conducted by the Office for National Statistics, average hourly pay for full-time employees, excluding overtime, in the Greater Manchester Metropolitan County, was £11.08 for men and £9.19 for women, a pay gap of £1.89 per hour.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average gap between men's and women's pay was in the Leeds, West constituency in(a) 1991 and (b) 2001. [40710]
§ Ms HewittThere is no data on the pay gap for the parliamentary constituency of Leeds, West. Data are available for the local authority of Leeds, albeit only from 1996.
According to the New Earnings Survey (NES), conducted by the Office for National Statistics, average hourly earnings for full-time employees, excluding overtime, in the Leeds local authority in 1996 was £8.94 for men and £7.18 for women, a pay gap of £1.76.
In the 2001 NES, average hourly earnings for full-time employees, excluding overtime, in the Leeds local authority, was £11.11 for men and £9.60 for women, a pay gap of £1.51.