§ Mr. Hannanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide a table showing the number of wage earners and/or salary earners in each of the income groups £250 to £499, £500 to £999, £1,000 to £1,499, and over £1,500 in
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Range of total net income £275–£499 £500–£999 £1,000–£1,499 £1,500 and over Totals Scotland Wage and salary earners … 305,810 669,180 424,960 170,890 1,570,840 All cases … … … … 372,000 754,780 461,850 216,560 1,805,190 All cases as per cent. of total … 20.61 41.81 25.58 12.00 100.00 Wales Wage and salary earners … 137,420 336,040 234,320 87,210 795,000 All cases … … … … 172,620 390,560 254,820 109,040 927,030 All cases as per cent. of total … 18.62 42.13 27.49 11.76 100.00 England by standard region Total Wage and salary earners … 2,544,340 6,423,230 4,879,540 2,462,600 16,309,710 All cases … … … … 3,101,500 7,297,870 5,195,840 2,816,510 18,411,710 All cases as per cent. of total … 16.84 39.64 28.22 15.30 100.00 Northern region Wage and salary earners … 174,820 417,720 288,640 107,890 989,050 All cases … … … … 210,020 472,170 305,810 125,710 1,113,710 All cases as per cent. of total … 18.85 42.40 27.46 11.29 100.00 Yorkshire and Humberside region Wage and salary earners … 304,460 685,540 493,950 188,180 1,670,130 All cases … … … … 353,210 757,630 520,110 215,110 1,846,060 All cases as per cent. of total … 19.13 41.04 28.17 11.66 £100.00 East Midlands region Wage and salary earners … 172,440 406,960 347,840 144,550 1,071,800 All cases … … … … 209,940 454,860 367,710 165,570 1,198,080 All cases as per cent. of total … 17.52 37.97 30.69 13.82 100.00 East Anglia region Wage and salary earners … 72,800 222,470 120,850 52,600 468,720 All cases … … … … 90,630 257,420 132,030 68,290 548,370 All cases as per cent. of total … 16.53 46.94 24.08 12.45 100.00 South Eastern region Wage and salary earners … 889,050 2,399,580 1,920,290 1,194,540 6,403,470 All cases … … … … 1,112,750 2,776,080 2,049,370 1,356,930 7,295,130 All cases as per cent. of total … 15.25 38.05 28.10 18.60 100.00 Scotland, Wales and the regional areas of England, and the percentage of total incomes in each region that fall within each range.
§ Mr. Harold LeverI have been asked to reply. The estimated numbers for 1965–66 are given in the table below.
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South West region Wage and salary earners … 170,850 494,690 291,520 112,700 1,069,760 All cases … … … … 236,800 593,540 327,820 162,170 1,320,340 All cases as per cent. of total … 17.94 44.95 24.83 12.28 100.00 West Midlands region Wage and salary earners … 272,100 687,790 618,140 273,590 1,851,610 All cases … … … … 319,730 743,810 646,810 300,420 2,010,770 All cases as per cent. of total … 15.90 36.99 32.17 14.94 100.00 North West region Wage and salary earners … 371,720 902,920 678,600 308,830 2,262,070 All cases … … … … 450,330 1,025,890 726,160 342,350 2,544,730 All cases as per cent. of total … 17.70 40.31 28.54 13.45 100.00 The numbers of wage and salary earners refer to the principal source incomes only but exclude earning wives. All cases are classified by total net income counting married couples as one.