HC Deb 20 October 1994 vol 248 cc336-9W
Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, for the combined regions and islands areas of(a) Highland, (b) Borders, (c) Dumfries and Galloway, (d) Orkney, (e) Shetland and (f) Western Isles, the earnings of full-time workers on adult rates of pay broken down by (i) male manual, (ii) male non-manual, (iii) all males, (iv) female manual, (v) female non-manual, (vi) all females and (vii) all workers.

Mr Stewart

The information requested, taken from the 1993 "New Earnings Survey", is given in the table:

£120, (ii) £150 and (iii) £160; what is (x) the point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall and (y) the point which 10 per cent. of earners exceed, broken down by (i) male manual, (ii) male non-manual, (iii) all males, (iv) female manual, (v) female non-manual, (vi) all females and (vii) all workers in total and by the standard industrial classifications.

Mr. Stewart

The information requested, taken from the 1993 "New Earnings Survey", is given in the table.

All employees1 April 1993
Percentage of employees with average gross weekly earnings Lowest decile Highest decile
<£120 <£150 <£160 £ £
Divisions 0-9 (all employees)
male
manual 4.0 10.1 15. 149.8 349.5
non-manual 6.5 10.9 13.7 147.3 553.5
all 5.2 10.5 14.5 148.8 488.0
female
manual 64.3 77.9 81.4 203.3
non-manual 25.9 39.1 42.9 62.0 371.0
all 39.3 52.6 56.3 48.3 320.4
all employees 21.5 30.7 34.5 67.2 432.4
Division 4 (Other manufacturing industries)
male
manual 8.9 12.5 151.8 230.0
Division 5 (Construction)
male
manual 13.0 156.9 365.0
all 10.6 158.2 402.2
all employees 4.2 8.5 15.5 151.7 383.2
Division 6 (Distribution, hotels and catering; repairs)
male
all 6.1 19.4 25.5 130.8 367.0
all employees 37.4 54.6 58.8 55.5 284.2
Division 7 (Transport and Communication)
male
manual 5.8 11.5 13.5 137.7 316.7
Division 9 (Other Services)
female
non-manual 14.7 19.0 23.4 86.9 404.2
all 35.7 40.4 44.1 389.6
all employees 28.7 33.1 36.2 48.1 439.1
1All employees on adult rates, whose pay was unaffected by absence.

Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, for the combined regions and islands areas of(a) Highland, (b) Borders, (c) Dumfries and Galloway, (d) Orkney, (e) Shetland and (f) Western Isles, the distribution of gross hourly earnings for female part-time workers, giving the percentage of female part-time workers with hourly earnings less than (i) £3, (ii) £3.20, (iii) £3.60, (iv) £4, (v) £4.20, (x) in total and (y) broken down by the standard industrial classifications.

Mr. Stewart

The information requested is not available. No category met the reliability criteria of the "New Earnings Survey"—sample of at least 50 and a standard error no higher than 5 per cent.

Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, for the combined regions and islands areas of(a) Highland, (b) Borders, (c) Dumfries and Galloway, (d) Orkney, (e) Shetland and (f) Western Isles, the figures for female part-time workers (i) average gross weekly earnings, (ii) average weekly hours, (iii) average gross hourly earnings, (iv) median gross hourly earnings (v) lowest decile of gross hourly earnings and (vi) the highest decile of gross hourly earnings (x) in total Categories requested that are not present have not met the reliability criteria—sample of at least 50 and a standard error no higher than 5 per cent.

and (y) broken down by the standard industrial classifications.

Mr. Stewart

The average gross weekly earnings of female part-time employees on adult rates, whose pay was unaffected by absence, at April 1993 was £85.70. The remaining categories did not meet the reliability criteria of the "New Earnings Survey"—sample of at least 50 and a standard error no higher than 5 per cent.

Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list, for the combined regions and islands areas of(a) Highland, (b) Borders, (c) Dumfries and Galloway, (d) Orkney, (e) Shetland and (f) Western Isles (i) average earnings, (ii) median earnings, (iii) average hours including overtime and (iv) overtime hours, broken down by the standard industrial classifications into (x) males, (y) females and (z) all workers;

(2) if he will list, for the combined regions and islands areas of (a) Highland, (b) Borders, (c) Dumfries and Galloway, (d) Orkney, (e) Shetland and (f) Western Isles (i) average earnings, (ii) median earnings, (iii) average hours including overtime and (iv) overtime hours.

Mr. Stewart

The information requested, taken from the 1993 "New Earnings Survey", is given in the table. Categories requested that are not present have not met the

All employees1 April 1993
Average earnings(£) Median earnings(£) Ave hours per week including overtime Ave hours overtime per week
Divisions 0-9 (all employees)
male 296.2 265.5 41.3 3.5
female 165.9 142.6 30.9 0.8
all 233.8 203.6 36.5 2.2
Division 5 (Construction)
male 255.8 236.9 45.6 6.9
all 245.6 233.7 44.4 6.5
Division 6 (Distribution, hotels and catering; repairs)
male 228.1 207.4 41.3 2.2
all 161.9 138.7 34.5 1.3
Division 9 (Other services)
female 189.5 181.9 29.3 0.6
all 225.5 199.1 21.2 1.0
1All employees on adult rates, whose pay was unaffected by absence.

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