§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many female workers, over the age of 21 years, working a normal week in Scotland had a gross pay of less than £10, £10 to £15, £15 to £20, and £20 to £25 per week at the last count.
§ Mr. BryanThe following estimates are based on the numbers of female 325W workers, aged 18 years and over in the New Earnings Survey, 1970 sample who were employed in Scotland on a full-time basis and whose pay was not affected by absence during the survey pay-period in
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF FULL-TIME WOMEN, AGED 18 YEARS AND OVER, WHOSE PAY WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ABSENCE, WITH GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS IN PARTICULAR RANGES APRIL, 1970 Range of earnings Number (thousands) Under £10 82 (about 16 per cent. of the total) £10 or over but less than £15 238 (about 46 per cent. of the total) £15 or over but less than £20 121 (about 23 per cent. of the total) £20 or over but less than £24 31 (about 8 per cent. of the total) Estimates for the range £20 to £25 and for women aged 21 and over are not available. The estimates are subject to sampling error.