HC Deb 29 March 1990 vol 170 cc260-1W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the proportion of female and male full-time workers in the United Kingdom, the south-west and Avon, respectively, whose hourly earnings, exclusive of overtime, fell below(a) £2.80, (b) £3.00, (c) £3.20, (d) £3.60, (e) £4.00 and (f)£4.50 in April 1989.

Mr. Nicholls

The estimated percentages of full-time adult female and male employees earning below specified amounts in the new earnings survey sample in April 1989 are provided in the table. Figures for Great Britain are given as the equivalent information for the United Kingdom as a whole is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

£2.80 £3.00 £3.20 £3.60 £4.00 £4.50
Avon 10 14 21 33 46 59
Males
Great Britain 5 7 10 17 24 35
South West 5 8 12 20 28 39
Avon 4 6 9 15 21 31

Hourly earnings excluding overtime, earnings not affected by absence.