§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table listing the number of wage and salary earners in the following groups: less than £500, £500 to £999, £1,000 to £1,499, £1,500 to £1,999, £2,000 to £2,499 and over £2,500, in England, Scotland and Wales, respectively, and the percentage of total incomes in each country that fall within each group.
§ Mr. BoothThe latest information on distributions of earnings from surveys made by my Department relates to April 115W 1973. The following estimates from the New Earnings Survey relate to full-time
ENGLAND Men aged 21 or over Women aged 18 or over Range of Gross Earnings per week Number (thousands) Percentage of total earnings in all ranges Number (thousands) Percentage of total earnings in all ranges Under £10 … … … … — — 50 — £10 to £20 … … … … 190 1 1,800 30 £20 to £30 … … … … 1,930 12 1,680 41 £30 to £40 … … … … 3,050 26 470 16 £40 to £50 … … … … 2,240 25 160 7 £50 or more … … … … 2,100 36 90 6
SCOTLAND Men aged 21 or over Women aged 18 or over Range of Cross Earnings per week Number (thousands) Percentage of total earnings in all ranges Number (thousands) Percentage of total earnings in all ranges Under £10 … … … … — — 10 — £10 to £20 … … … … 30 1 260 36 £20 to £30 … … … … 230 14 180 38 £30 to £40 … … … … 330 28 40 13 £40 to £50 … … … … 220 24 20 7 £50 or more … … … … 200 33 10 6
WALES Men aged 21 or over Women aged 18 or over Range of Gross Earnings per week Number (thousands) Percentage of total earnings in all ranges Number (thousands) Percentage of total earnings in all ranges Under £10 … … … … — — — — £10 to £20 … … … … 10 1 100 36 £20 to £30 … … … … 100 13 70 36 £30 to £40 … … … … 160 27 20 14 £40 to £50 … … … … 130 28 10 9 £50 or more … … … … 100 31 — 5 Notes:
£10 to £20 means at least £10 but under £20 means under 5,000.
The estimates of numbers of workers are given to the nearest 10,000, and the percentages to the nearest whole number: they are subject to sampling error.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the average weekly earnings of male
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October each year 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 Region† £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ South East … … — — — 22.22 23.99 25.88 29.05 32.51 37.18 42.30 London and South East 19.00 20.50 21.46 — — — — — — — East Anglia … … — — — 19.69 21.21 22.75 25.90 28.70 34.68 39.05 Eastern and Southern 18.43 19.76 20.30 — — — — — — — South West … … 16.98 18.15 18.84 19.86 21.35 22.91 26.02 28.79 33.50 38.85 West Midlands … — — — 22.22 24.14 26.15 29.49 31.72 37.21 42.03 East Midlands … — — — 20.85 22.27 23.77 26.91 29.34 34.26 39.38 Midlands … … 18.84 20.26 20.68 — — — — — — — Yorkshire and Humberside 17.33 18.81 19.22 20.20 21.70 23.40 26.43 28.75 33.64 39.06 North West … … 17.57 18.98 19.85 21.04 22.72 24.33 27.88 30.57 35.48 40.28 North … … 17.31 18.89 19.58 20.65 22.06 24.22 27.18 30.30 35.12 40.05 * The industries covered are manufacturing, mining and quarrying (except coal mining), construction, gas, electricity and water, transport and communication (except railways and sea transport) public administration and certain miscellaneous services. † Ministry of Labour Regions to 1966: Standard Regions from 1967. Comparisons of average earnings for different areas are affected by influences such as variation in the pattern of industry and they may not therefore give a precise indication of differences in earnings for comparable work. adults whose pay for the survey reference period was not affected by absence.
manual workers in each of the eight English regions for each year since 1964.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the average household income adjusted for the number of persons per household, in the eight English standard regions; and
Average household income Average number of persons per household Average household income per person Col. 3 as percentage of average for Great Britain £ £ North … … 35.61 2.80 12.70 86 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 38.06 2.95 12.91 87 North West … … 40.12 2.85 14.07 95 East Midlands … … 42.42 2.95 14.39 97 West Midlands … … 42.63 2.96 14.40 97 East Anglia … … 41.85 2.92 14.35 97 South East … … 49.29 2.85 17.28 117 South West … … 41.29 2.85 14.51 98
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the number of households in the eight standard English regions whose household income is half, or less than half, the average income for householders in Great Britain; and if he will express the regional figures as a percentage of households in each of the regions, and for each region as a percentage relative to the average of households throughout Great Britain whose income is at this level, or less.
§ Mr. BoothEstimates of numbers of households with income in the specified range are not available. The following table gives percentages of households with household income at or below half the average household income for Great Britain, estimated from the results of the Family Expenditure Survey for 1972, together with the percentage comparison of these percentages with the corresponding percentage for Great Britain.
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Percentage of all households in region Regional percentage relative to Great Britain percentage (22.9) as per cent. North 31.9 139 Yorkshire and Humberside 24.8 108 North West 26.1 114 East Midlands 20.2 88 West Midlands 22.8 100 East Anglia 22.8 100 South East 19.0 83 South West 23.2 101 if he will express these regional figures as a percentage of the average household income throughout Great Britain.