HC Deb 22 April 1985 vol 77 cc316-7W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish (a) a table showing the proportion of full-time employess in the Greater Manchester area who, in the New Earnings Survey 1984, are paid less than £50, £60, £70, £80, £90 and £100 when overtime earnings are included and (b) a table showing the proportion of full-time employees in the same area who are

Greater Manchester Area April 1984
Percentage with gross weekly earnings below
Including overtime Excluding overtime
£50 £60 £70 £80 £90 £100 £100
Males
Manual 0.2 0.8 1.9 4.5 9.1 15.5 22.5
Non-manual 0.5 0.9 1.6 3.2 5.3 7.3 8.3
All 0.3 0.8 1.8 3.9 7.4 11.9 16.3
Females
Manual 2.5 9.7 24.0 42.1 57.9 74.9 78.0
Non-manual 0.8 1.9 6.0 17.6 29.0 39.5 40.3
All 1.3 4.1 11.1 24.5 37.1 49.5 50.9
Males and Females 0.6 1.9 4.8 10.7 17.1 24.2 27.9

Source: New Earnings Survey 1984