HC Deb 26 February 2001 vol 363 cc520-2W
Mr. Moore

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list (1) the average weekly earnings, including and excluding overtime, for full-time workers in(a) Scotland, (b) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (c) Great Britain for (i) all manual, (ii) all non-manual and (iii) all workers [151558]

(2) the percentages of full-time workers in (a) Scotland, (b) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (c) Great Britain earning, including and excluding overtime, less than (i) £279.21 per week, (ii) £257.73 per week, (iii) £193.30 per week and (iv) £140 per week 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. [151559]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Michael Moore, dated 26 February 2001: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent questions on weekly earnings for workers in Great Britain, Scotland and the unitary authorities in Scotland (151558, 151559). The New Earnings Survey (NES) can provide earnings data for small geographical areas. The release of NES data is restricted to figures that are derived from a sufficiently large sample of employees, and have an acceptable level of accuracy. I have provided the available data for Scotland, the unitary authorities in Scotland and Great Britain in the attached1 tables, only where the samples are large enough and have an acceptable level of accuracy. These are based on the 2000 NES, the latest survey for which data are available. 1 The tables attached to the letter are available in the Library.

Mr. Edwards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many workers earn, excluding overtime,(a) less than £67 per week, (b) between £67 and £72 per week, (c) between £72 and £87 per week and (d) between £335 and £375 per week; and how many of them are (i) women, (ii) part-timers and (iii) disabled. [151371]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Huw Edwards, dated 26 February 2001: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about weekly earnings for women, part-time workers and the disabled. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the principal source of earnings data for the disabled. This source has therefore been used in order to provide comparable figures for the groups covered by the question. The LFS provides weekly earnings data on a basis which includes overtime; this cannot be excluded.

Table 1: Gross weekly pay in main job, including overtime, all employees and those on schemes
Number of workers of working age (thousands—not seasonally adjusted)
Gross weekly pay Total Female Part time Disabled
Less than £67 1,944 1,459 1,795 254
£67 to £71 172 135 160 1—
£72 to £86 649 511 591 89
£335 to £374 1,557 525 72 159
1 Sample size too small for reliable estimate

Source:

Labour Force Survey—autumn (September 2000 to November 2000)—United Kingdom

Mr. Moore

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the percentages of workers on adult rates of pay in part-time employment whose hourly earnings, including and excluding overtime pay are less than(a) £5.11, (b) £6.82, (c) £7.39 and (d) £3.70 in (i) Scotland, (ii) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (iii) Great Britain, broken down by (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. [151560]

Miss Melanie Johnson

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given to him on 18 January 2001,Official Report, column 302W.

Mr. Edwards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate(a) the number of people on working families tax credit whose hourly earnings fall into the earnings bands (i) £3.70 to £3.90, (ii) £3.91 to £4.11, (iii) £4.12 to £4.32, (iv) £4.33 to £4.53, (v) £4.54 to £4.74, (vi) £4.75 to £4.95, (vii) £4.96 to £5.16, (viii) £5.17 to £5.37, (ix) £5.38 to £5.58. (x) £5.59 to £5.79, (xi) £5.80 to £6.00, (xii) £6.01 to £6.21, (xiii) £6.22 to £6.43, (xiv) £6.44 to £6.64 and (xv) £6.65 to £6.85 and (b) the average award received in each band. [151426]

Dawn Primarolo

I refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the hon. Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts) on 8 March 2000,Official Report, column 771W.