Earnings (Hansard, 3 November 1992)

§ 14. Mr. Ronnie Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the north are earning half or less than half of male average earnings.

§ Mr. Michael Forsyth
Around 90,000 men, including those working part time.

§ Mr. Galbraith
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information she has for the currrent year on the number and proportion of(a) male, (b) female and (c) all full-time adult employees in each standard region who earn less than two thirds of median male earnings.

§ Mr. McLoughlin
Two thirds of median gross hourly earnings for full-time male adult employees was £4.65 in April 1992. The estimated numbers and proportions of employees earning less than this amount are given in the table.
(b) £147.85, (c) .197.30 and (d) £207.13 excluding overtime payments for (i) Great Britain as a whole, (ii) each county in England, (iii) each county in Wales, (iv) each London borough and Greater London as a whole and (v) each regional authority and borough in Scotland.

§ Mr. McLoughlin
Due to the considerable amount of information requested, I will write to the hon. Member.

§ Mr. Galbraith
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is her estimate of the number and 189W proportion of (a) male, (b) female and (c) all full-time adult employees who earn less than 68 per cent. of average earnings in each standard region.

Full time Employees on adult rates of pay whose pay was unaffected by absence for the survey pay period: number (thousands) and percentage earning less than £5.10

April 1992

Males Females All

Region Nos. 000' s Per cent. Nos. 000' s Per cent. Nos. 000 's Per cent.

South East 520 16 530 27 1,040 20

East Anglia 110 29 90 50 200 36

South West 210 28 190 46 400 35

East Midlands 210 29 200 52 410 37

West Midlands 250 27 260 53 510 36

Yorkshire and Humberside 250 29 220 51 470 37

North West 280 26 280 46 560 33

North 130 26 140 52 270 35

Wales 130 30 120 49 250 37

Scotland 250 28 260 49 500 36

Note: The numbers have been rounded to the nearest ten thousand and so the figures for all employees may differ slightly from the sums of those for males and females.
Source: New Earnings Survey 1992, Employment Department.

Full time Employees on adult rates of pay whose pay was unaffected by absence for the survey pay period: number (thousands) and percentage earning less than £5.10
April 1992
	Males	Females	All
Region	Nos. 000' s	Per cent.	Nos. 000' s	Per cent.	Nos. 000 's	Per cent.
South East	520	16	530	27	1,040	20
East Anglia	110	29	90	50	200	36
South West	210	28	190	46	400	35
East Midlands	210	29	200	52	410	37
West Midlands	250	27	260	53	510	36
Yorkshire and Humberside	250	29	220	51	470	37
North West	280	26	280	46	560	33
North	130	26	140	52	270	35
Wales	130	30	120	49	250	37
Scotland	250	28	260	49	500	36