HC Deb 20 March 1990 vol 169 c584W
Mrs. Mahon

To 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.