HC Deb 26 February 1980 vol 979 cc506-9W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table listing the number of wage and salary earners in the following groups: up to £1,000, £1,000 to £2,000, £2,000 to £3,000, £3,000 to £4,000 and over £4,000 in Scotland, England, by region and Wales; and what is the percentage of total incomes in each area that falls within each group.

Mr. Peter Rees

I have been asked to reply.

Figures for the fiscal year 1977–78—the latest year for which such information is available—are given in the following table.

RANGE OF EMPLOYMENT INCOME
£1–£999 £1,000–£1,999 £2,000–£2,999 £3,000–£3,999 £4,000 and over All ranges
Place of residence Numbers in range Percentage of total employment income in range Numbers in range Percentage of total employment income in range Numbers in range Percentage of total employment income in range Numbers in range Percentage of total employment income in range Numbers in range Percentage of total employment income in range Numbers Total employment income
(000) (per cent.) (000) (per cent.) (000) (per cent.) (000) (per cent.) (000) (per cent.) (000) (£ million)
England 3,360 3.0 4,000 9.5 4,890 19.7 4,570 25.3 4,810 42.5 21,600 62,700
North 247 3.6 253 9.5 338 22.0 269 24.0 307 40.9 1,410 3,900
Yorkshire and Humberside 407 3.8 488 11.8 506 20.5 461 25.9 444 38.0 2,300 6,180
North West 472 3.1 582 10.7 686 20.8 614 25.9 605 39.6 2,960 8,280
East Midlands 266 3.2 370 11.6 424 22.4 379 27.8 317 35.1 1,760 4,760
West Midlands 377 3.0 449 9.4 580 20.7 586 28.6 511 38.4 2,500 7,070
East Anglia 114 2.8 158 10.7 202 22.9 163 25.1 162 38.5 799 2,230
South East 1,130 2.6 1,320 8.2 1,590 16.7 1,600 23.2 2,040 49.4 7,680 24,000
South West 308 3.5 350 11.0 438 23.1 392 28.2 303 34.3 1,790 4,810
Wales 174 3.2 200 10.5 268 23.7 224 27.5 187 35.0 1,050 2,840
Scotland 324 2.9 490 12.2 519 21.2 428 24.5 449 39.2 2,210 6,100

The income ranges relate to main sources of employment income (i.e., income from second jobs is excluded), and they cover all taxable emoluments net of allowable expenses and superannuation contributions.

The data are derived from the Inland Revenue's survey of personal incomes, and cover almost all individuals who had employment income at any time during 1977–78.

Members of the Armed Forces have been allocated to England but not to any particular region.