HC Deb 15 May 1996 vol 277 c450W
Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list the percentage of full-time workers in England and Wales with gross weekly earnings both including and excluding overtime, of less than(a) £228.68, (b) £215.47 and (c) £161.60 for the categories (1) male manual, (2) male non-manual, (3) all male workers, (4) female manual, (5) female non-manual, (6) all female workers, (7) all manual, (8) all non-manual and (9) all workers; [29165]

(2) if he will list the average gross weekly earnings, both including and excluding overtime, for (a) all manual workers, (b) all non-manual workers and (c) all workers in England and Wales; [29164]

(3) if he will list the number and percentage of full-time workers in England and Wales with gross hourly earnings, both including and excluding overtime below (a) £6.03, (b) £5.68, (c) £4.24 and (d) £3 for (1) male manual, (2) male non-manual, (3) all male workers, (4) female manual, (5) female non-manual, (6) all female workers, (7) all manual, (8) all non-manual and (9) all workers; [29170]

(4) if he will list the percentage of full-time workers (a) in Scotland and (b) in each region in Scotland with gross weekly earnings, both including and excluding overtime, of less than (i) £228.68, (ii) £215.47 and (iii) £161.60 for the categories (1) male manual, (2) male non-manual, (3) all male workers, (4) female manual, (5) female non-manual, (6) all female workers, (7) all manual, (8) all non-manual and (9) all workers; [29169]

(5) if he will list (a) the mean weekly earnings, (b) median weekly earnings and (c) the distribution of earnings for those with incomes (i) under the point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall and (b) at the point above which 10 per cent. of earners exceed, with a breakdown by (1) all manual workers, (2) all non-manual workers and (3) all workers; [29167]

(6) what was the number and percentage of full-time workers (a) in Scotland and (b) by region in Scotland with gross hourly earnings both including and excluding overtime, below (i) £6.03, (ii) £5.68, (iii) £4.24 and (iv) £3 for (1) male manual, (2) male non-manual, (3) all male workers, (4) female manual, (5) female non-manual, (6) all female workers, (7) all manual, (8) all non-manual and (9) all workers; [29166]

(7) if he will list the average gross weekly earnings, both including and excluding overtime, for (a) all manual workers, (b) all non-manual workers and (c) all workers in Scotland; and if he will provide a regional breakdown of these figures. [29168]

Mrs. Angela Knight

[holding answer 13 May 1996]: Average gross weekly earnings of manual, non-manual and all workers in England and Wales are published in table X5 of "New Earnings Survey 1995", part A, a copy of which is available in the Library. The rest of the information requested is contained in several tables which I will place in the Library.