HC Deb 24 June 1971 vol 819 cc322-3W
Mr. Harper

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many adult male workers, over 21 years of age, working a normal week in the Yorkshire and Humberside region had gross pay of less than £15 per week, £15 to £20, £20 to £25, £25 to £30, £30 to £35 and £35 to £40, at the latest available date;

(2) how many female workers, over the age of 21 years, working a normal week in the Yorkshire and Humberside region had a gross pay of less than £10, £10 to £15, £15 to £20, £20 to £25, £25 to £30, £30 to £35 and £35 to £40, at the latest available date.

Mr. Bryan

The following estimates relate to male workers, aged 21 years and over, and female workers, aged 18 years and over. They are based on the numbers of such workers in the New Earnings Survey, 1970 sample who were

ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF FULL-TIME ADULTS WHOSE PAY WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ABSENCE WITH GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS IN PARTICULAR RANGES, APRIL, 1970
Range of earnings Number (thousands)
Men aged 21 and over
Under £5 35 (about 4 per cent. of the total)
£15 or over but less than £20 176 (about 18 per cent. of the total)
£20 or over but less than £24 191 (about 19 per cent. of the total)
£24 or over but less than £30 282 (about 29 per cent. of the total)
£30 or over but less than £35 133 (about 13 per cent. of the total)
£35 or over but less than £40 76 (about 8 per cent. of the total)
Women aged 18 and over
Under £10 66 (about 17 per cent. of the total)
£10 or over but less than £15 189 (about 47 per cent. of the total)
£15 or over but less than £20 88 (about 22 per cent. of the total)
£20 or over but less than £24 24 (about 6 per cent. of the total)
£24 or over but less than £30 17 (about 4 per cent. of the total)
£30 or over but less than £35 6 (about 3 per cent. of the total)
£35 or over but less than £40 5