§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the value was of 60 per cent. of median earnings(a) in cash terms and (b) at December 2001 prices in each year from 1985. [42623]
§ Ruth Kelly[holding answer 12 March 2002]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 14 March 2002:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question requesting the value of 60 per cent of median earnings in cash terms and at December 2001 prices. (42623)
The New Earnings Survey (NES) provides earnings data for Great Britain for full-time employees on adult rates of pay. In the attached table, figures are provided for 60 per cent of median earnings for April of each year from 1986 to 2001, the latest date for which figures are available, given in cash terms and at December 2001 prices.
60 per cent. median earnings Great Britain, not seasonally adjusted 60 per cent. Median Earnings (£) At December 2001 Prices (£) April 1986 98.20 174.30 April 1987 105.03 178.90 April 1988 114.85 188.24 April 1989 125.55 190.47 April 1990 135.33 186.19 April 1991 148.21 193.09 April 1992 158.84 198.43 April 1993 164.11 202.39 April 1994 168.63 202.78 April 1995 174.56 203.14 April 1996 180.60 205.22 April 1997 188.92 209.58 April 1998 196.35 209.39 April 1999 203.63 213.74 April 2000 211.90 216.01 April 2001 222.08 222.46 Note:
1. Earnings are for full-time employees on adult rates whose pay is unaffected by absence.
Source:
New Earnings Survey, Retail Price Index.