HC Deb 08 March 1996 vol 273 c366W
Mr. Prescott

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the average hourly earnings of(a) full-time and (b) part-time employees in each of the standard regions (i) including and (ii) excluding employees covered by national agreements. [19576]

Mrs. Angela Knight

Information available from the new earnings survey is provided in the following table.

New Earnings Survey 1995 (GB) Hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey period was not affected by absence
Full-time Employees covered by national agreements: Part-time Employees covered by national agreements:
Included Excluded Included Excluded
Standard Region £ £ £ £
South East 9.77 9.84 6.32 5.80
East Anglia 7.49 7.26 5.10 4.75
South West 7.77 7.55 5.22 4.86
West Midlands 7.58 7.34 5.25 4.82
East Midlands 7.42 7.14 5.17 4.78
Yorkshire and Humberside 7.43 7.14 5.24 4.86
North West 7.81 7.59 5.47 4.95
North 7.35 7.08 5.08 4.69
Wales 7.41 7.06 5.09 4.61
Scotland 7.78 7.52 5.25 4.79