Members (Pay)

HC Deb 10 May 1971 vol 817 cc45-6W

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of records within his Department giving particulars of sections or groups of workers who were in receipt of gross take-home pay of amounts at or above the £3,250 paid to Members of Parliament at the latest convenient stated date.

Mr. Bryan

The statistics available in my Department do not relate to annual gross earnings or take-home pay. The results of the New Earnings Survey published in the November and December, 1970, issues of the Department'sGazette included extensive analyses by industry and occupation of gross weekly earnings of employees in employment in Great Britain in April, 1970. They indicate the percentages whose earnings were £60

NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AT 11TH JANUARY, 1971, IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE GUNNISLAKE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
							Up to 13 weeks	Over 13 and up to 26 weeks	Over 26 and up to 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks
Aged 50 to 59 years	…	…	…	…	…	…	13	7	6	10
Aged 60 to 64 years	…	…	…	…	…	…	7	2	6	16
The analysis does not separately identify women aged 60 to 64 but indicates that no women aged 60 and over were on the register at this date.

Mr. Hicks

asked the Secretary of State for Employment, in the total area covered by the Plymouth district exchange, and in that part of this area covered by the Gunnislake sub-district, respectively, how many of those unemployed are between

NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AT 11TH JANUARY, 1971, IN THE AREAS COVERED BY THE PLYMOUTH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND THE GUNNISLAKE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
	Plymouth	Gunnislake
	Men	Women	Men	Women
Aged 50 to 59 years	…	…	…	…	…	…	264	64	31	5
Aged 60 to 64 years (men) and 60 years and over (women)	479	3	31	—
The analysis does not separately identify women aged 60 to 64 years.

Mr. Hicks

asked the Secretary of State for Employment, in the total area covered by the Plymouth district exchange, and

or more per week. It is estimated that there were about 300,000 men and a relatively small number of women with earnings of £60 or more, including under 200,000 with earnings of £70 or more per week.