§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish tables showing the proportion of (i) manual, (ii) non-manual and (iii) all full-time employees earning less than(a) £160, (b) £150, (c) £170, (d) £120 and (e) £110 per week for (1) men, (2) women and (3) all full-time employees, excluding overtime pay, in Scotland.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 9 March 1990]: The information requested is given in the table:
Distribution oj average gross weekly earnings (excluding overtime) of full-time employees on adult rates, whose pay was not affected by absence, April 1989 Scotland Percentage earning less than £110 £120 £150 £160 £170 Males Manual 8 14 37 45 54 Non-manual 4 6 12 15 19 All 6 10 26 31 38 Females Manual 41 52 80 86 91 Non-manual 17 25 47 54 59 All 22 31 55 62 67 All Manual 15 21 45 53 62 Non-manual 10 15 29 35 39 All 12 18 36 43 49 Source: New Earnings Survey: April 1989.