§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the average income of women of working age with(a) no dependent children, (b) at least one dependent child under five years and (c) children aged five to 16 years. [26257]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
249WLetter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow, dated 15 January 2002:
The national Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about the average income of working-age women. I am replying in his absence. [26257]The Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides estimates of the gross hourly earnings of female employees of working age (ie. those aged 16–59 years) by age of youngest dependent child. The latest available estimates are for summer (June to August) 2001. These are given in the table overleaf.
Average gross hourly earnings of female employees of working age1 by age of youngest dependent child2; United Kingdom; summer (June to August) 2001; not seasonally adjusted £ Average gross hourly earnings All female employees aged 16–59 8.0 With youngest dependent child aged: Under 5 years 9.0 5–16 years 7.7 17–18 years 8.8 With no dependent children 7.9 1 Women aged 16–59 years 2 Children under 16 years of age, or those aged 16–18 years who are never married and in full-time education Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey