HC Deb 18 June 1991 vol 193 cc166-74W
Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures(a) from the New Earnings Survey and (b) estimates for 1991–92 for (A) average gross earnings for full-time manual males, (B) the percentage of (i) full-time males, (ii) full-time manual males, (iii) full-time non-manual males, (iv) full-time females, (v) full-time manual females, (vi) full-time non-manual females, (vii) all full-time employees, (viii) all full-time manual employees and (ix) all full-time non-manual employees, earning less than this amount and (C) percentages earning less than this amount in the same categories as in (B) but including part-timers.

Mr. Jackson

The available information closest to that requested is shown in the following table:

Average gross weekly earnings Percentage earning less than £220 Percentage earning less than £250
Full-time £ Full-lime Per cent. All Per cent. Full-lime Per cent. All Per cent.
All manual employees 56.8 65.3 69.1 75.2
All non-manual employees 39.7 49.7 49.2 57.7

Source: New Earnings Survey 1990.

Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures(a) from the New Earnings Survey and (b) estimates for 1991–92 for (A) average gross earnings for full-time non-manual males in the south-east, (B) the percentage of (i) full-time males, (ii) full-time manual males, (iii) full-time non-manual males, (iv) full-time females, (v) full-time manual females, (vi) full-time non-manual females, (vii) all full-time employees,

Employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence
Average gross weekly earnings Percentage earning less than £400 Percentage earning less than £450
Full-time £ Full-time Per cent. All Per cent. Full-time Per cent. All Per cent.
South East
All males 74.3 81.0
Manual males 91.8 95.3
Non-manual males 404.0 62.6 71.4
All females 93.9 96.2
Manual females 99.5 99.9
Non-manual females 92.9 95.6
All employees 81.4 86.6
All manual employees 93.2 96.1
All non-manual employees 76.2 82.2
Great Britain
All males 83.6 84.2 88.5 88.9
Manual males 94.6 94.8 97.1 97.2
Non-manual males 72.4 73.4 79.8 80.6
All females 96.8 97.9 98.1 98.8
Manual females 99.8 99.9 99.9 100.0
Non-Manual females 96.0 97.1 97.6 98.3
All employees 88.1 90.3 91.8 93.3
All manual employees 95.5 96.4 97.6 98.0
All non-manual employees 83.2 86.0 88.0 90.0

Source: New Earnings Survey 1990.

Note: "—" denotes information not available.

Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures(a) from the New Earnings Survey and (b) estimates for 1991–92 for (A) average gross earnings for full-time males, (B) the percentage of (i) full-time males, (ii) full-time manual males, (iii) full-time non-manual males, (iv) full-time females, (v) full-time manual females, (vi) full-time

Employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence
Average gross weekly earnings Percentage earning less than £280 Percentage earning less than £300
Full-time £ Full-time Per cent. All Per cent. Full-time Per cent. All Per cent.
Great Britain
All males 295.6 57.2 58.8 63.2 64.6
Manual males 74.7 75.7 80.4 81.1
Non-manual males 39.5 41.8 45.8 48.0
All females 82.8 88.8 86.8 91.4

(viii) all full-time manual employees and (ix) all full-time non-manual employees, both in the South-East and in the country as a whole, earning less than this amount and (C) the percentages earning less than this amount in the same categories as in (B) but including part-timers.

Mr. Jackson

The available information closest to that requested is shown in the following table:

non-manual females, (vii) all full-time employees, (viii) all full-time manual employees and (ix) all full-time non-manual employees, earning less than this amount and (C) percentages earning less than this amount in the same categories as in (B) but including part-timers.

Mr. Jackson

The available information closest to that requested is shown in the following table:

Average gross weekly earnings Percentage earning less than £280 Percentage earning less than £300
Full-time £ Full-time Per cent. All Per cent. Full-lime Per cent. All Per cent.
Manual females 97.6 98.9 98.4 99.2
Non-manual females 79.0 84.8 83.7 88.2
All employees 66.1 72.2 71.4 76.5
All manual employees 78.8 83.0 83.6 86.9
All non-manual employees 57.5 64.7 63.2 69.4

Source: New Earnings Survey 1990.

Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures(a) from the New Earnings Survey and (b) estimates for 1991–92 for (A) average gross earnings for full-time non-manual males in the south-east, (B) the percentage of (i) full-time males, (ii) full-time manual males, (iii) full-time non-manual males, (iv) full-time females, (v) full-time manual females, (vi) full-time non-manual females, (vii) all full-time employees,

Employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence
Average gross weekly earnings Percentage earning less than £320 Percentage earning less than £350
Full-time £ Full-lime Per cent. All Per cent. Full-time Per cent. All Per cent.
South East
All males 344.4 57.3 64.8
Manual males 79.2 85.8
Non-manual males 42.6 50.8
All females 84.8 89.5
Manual females 97.7 99.0
Non-manual females 82.5 87.9
All employees 67.3 73.8
All manual employees 82.5 88.2
All non-manual employees 60.5 67.4
Great Britain
All males 68.8 70.0 75.7 76.6
Manual males 84.8 54.4 61.2 62.8
Non-manual males 52.5 85.4 89.9 90.3
All females 90.4 93.7 93.9 96.0
Manual females 98.9 99.5 99.4 99.7
Non-manual females 88.1 91.4 92.4 94.5
All employees 76.3 80.5 82.0 85.2
All manual employees 87.4 89.9 91.6 93.3
All non-manual employees 68.8 74.1 75.5 79.7

Source: New Earnings Survey 1990.

Note: "—" donotes information not available.

Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures(a) from the New Earnings Survey and (b) estimates for 1991–92 for (A) average gross earnings for full-time manual females, (B) the percentage of (i) full-time males, (ii) full-time manual males, (iii) full-time non-manual males, (iv) full-time females, (v) full-time manual females, (vi) full-time

Employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence
Average gross weekly earnings Percentage earning less than £140 Percentage earning less than £150
Full-time £ Full-time Per cent. All Per cent. Full-time Per cent. All Per cent.
Great Britain
All males 7.3 10.6 9.8 13.1
Manual males 10.2 13.5 13.8 17.0
Non-manual males 4.4 7.8 5.9 9.2

(viii) all full-time manual employees and (ix) all full-time non-manual employees, both in the South-East and in the country as a whole, earning less than this amount and (C) the percentages earning less than this amount in the same categories as in (B) but including part-timers.

Mr. Jackson

The available information closest to that requested is shown in the following table:

non-manual females, (vii) all full-time employees, (viii) all full-time manual employees and (ix) all full-time non-manual employees, earning less than this amount and (C) percentages earning less than this amount in the same categories as in (B) but including part-timers.

Mr. Jackson

The available information closest to that requested is shown in the following table:

Average gross weekly earnings Percentage earning less than £140 Percentage earning less than £150
Full-time £ Full-time Per cent. All Per cent. Full-time Per cent. All Per cent.
All females 27.3 50.6 33.3 55.0
Manual females 148.0 52.1 76.9 60.0 80.8
Non-manual females 20.7 39.9 26.3 44.6
All employees 14.2 28.4 18.0 31.7
All manual employees 17.7 33.5 22.1 37.1
All non-manual employees 11.9 24.9 15.2 28.0

Source: New Earnings Survey 1990.

Mr. Jack Thompson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of males, females and all workers within each of the 10 standard industrial classification divisions in the northern region earned less than £170 per week, and less than £180 per week, in 1990 and the first quarter of 1991.

Mr. Jackson

The information is not available.

Average gross weekly earnings by region and county within industrial division Full-time males on adult rates, whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence April 1990
Industrial classification Tyne and Wear MC Cleveland Cumbria Durham Northumberland Northern region
Division 0 1 2 1 1 1 1
Division 1 294.2 1 317.3 1 1 304.7
Division 2 256.0 333.4 296.1 1 1 305.4
Division 3 261.2 290.9 293.2 256.1 1 269.6
Division 4 248.9 1 269.3 267.1 1 256.2
Division 5 246.5 1 255.8 249.7 1 250.0
Division 6 216.9 1 1 190.1 1 215.2
Division 7 255.4 228.4 239.6 216.3 1 239.7
Division 8 1 1 1 1 1 282.0
Division 9 287.1 262.6 307.7 272.2 253.8 280.4
All industries 262.8 275.4 276.7 255.9 248.4 265.2
Source: New Earnings Survey 1990.
1 — Denotes sampling error too large or numbers too small for reliable estimate.
2 — Denotes information not available.

Average gross weekly earnings by region and county within industrial division Full-time females on adult rates, whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence April 1990
Industrial classification Tyne and Wear MC Cleveland Cumbria Durham Northumberland Northern region
Division 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
Division 1 1 1 1 2 1 200.4
Division 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
Division 3 1 1 1 1 1 170.
Division 4 1 1 161.5 1 1 155.4
Division 5 1 1 2 1 2 1
Division 6 136.3 1 131.3 1 1 131.0
Division 7 1 1 1 1 1 172.9
Division 8 175.1 1 1 1 1 171.6
Division 9 202.6 204.3 200.9 200.9 1 202.2
All industries 183.0 181.3 178.7 178.0 171.5 180.2
Source: New Earnings Survey 1990.
1— Denotes sampling error too large or numbers too small for reliable estimate.
2— Denotes information not available.

Mr. Jack Thompson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the average earnings of males, females and all workers, in each of the standard industrial classification divisions in the northern region and in each county within the region.

Mr. Jackson

The information available from the New Earnings Survey is provided in the following tables.

Average gross weekly earnings by region and county within industrial division Full-time employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence April 1990
Industrial classification Tyne and Wear MC Cleveland Cumbria Durham Northumberland Northern region
Division 0 1 2 1 1 1 1
Division 1 272.1 1 297.6 1 1 288.2
Division 2 248.1 333.4 291.6 1 1 295.8
Division 3 248.8 274.5 266.9 238.0 1 251.9
Division 4 217.4 209.8 231.6 233.8 202.9 222.1
Division 5 242.0 254.6 255.8 243.4 1 245.6
Division 6 185.5 1 1 162.8 1 180.9
Division 7 243.4 223.2 235.6 209.4 1 230.9
Division 8 241.9 243.9 1 1 1 235.9
Division 9 239.2 229.5 250.2 233.2 225.3 236.8
All industries 234.2 246.3 246.7 230.5 221.1 236.7
Source: New Earnings Survey 1990.
1— Denotes sampling error too large or numbers too small for reliable estimate.
2— Denotes information not available.

Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures(a) from the New Earnings Survey and (b) estimates for 1991–92 for (A) average gross earnings for full-time non-manual males, (B) the percentage of (i) full-time males, (ii) full-time manual males, (iii) full-time non-manual males, (iv) full-time females, (v) full-time manual females, (vi) full-time

Employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence
Average gross weekly earnings Percentage earning less than £350 Percentage earning less than £400
Full.time £ Full-time Per cent. All Per cent. Full-time Per cent. All Per cent.
Great Britain
All males 75.7 76.6 83.6 84.2
Manual males 89.9 90.3 94.6 94.8
Non-manual males 354.9 61.2 62.8 72.4 73.4
All females 93.9 96.0 96.8 97.9
Manual females 99.4 99.7 99.8 99.9
Non-manual females 92.4 94.5 96.0 97.1
All employees 82.0 85.2 88.1 90.3
All manual employees 91.6 93.3 95.5 96.4
All non-manual employees 75.5 79.7 83.2 86.0

Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures(a) from the New Earnings Survey and (b) estimates for 1991–92 for (i) median male gross earnings both in aggregate and divided into manual and non-manual, (ii) median female gross earnings both in aggregate and divided into manual and non-manual, (iii) manual and non-manual median earnings for all employees and (iv) (i), (ii) and (iii) above for the south-east, including greater London only.

Mr. Jackson

The available information is shown in the following table:

Full-time employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence
Median gross weekly earnings
South East £ Great Britain £
All males 294.7 258.2
Manual males 237.7 221.3
Non-manual males 347.6 312.1
All females 209.8 177.5

non-manual females, (vii) all full-time employees, (viii) all full-time manual employees and (ix) all full-time non-manual employees, earning less than this amount and (C) percentages earning less than this amount in the same categories as in (B) but including part-timers.

Mr. Jackson

The available information closest to that requested is shown in the following table:

median male gross earnings
South East £ Great Britain £
Manual females 152.1 137.3
Non-manual females 221.1 191.8
All employees 229.4
Manual employees 206.1
Non-manual employees 252.6

Source: New Earnings Survey 1990.

"—" denotes information not available.