HC Deb 29 April 1994 vol 242 cc360-1W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of(a) the total work force and (b) working women are in the service sector.

Mr. Stewart

For December 1993, the latest date for which information is available, it is estimated that 73 per cent. of all employees in employment in Scotland worked in the service sector. The percentage of female employees in employment who work in the service sector is estimated to be 85 per cent.

Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many women workers there were in 1990 and at the latest date available; and how many of these were in part-time employment.

Mr. Stewart

For December 1990, it is estimated that there were 960,900 female employees in employment in Scotland, of whom 419,700 were in part-time employment. For December 1993, the latest date for which information is available, it is estimated that there were 994,500 female employees in employment of whom 447,800 were in part-time employment.

Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of average male earnings is earned by women(a) manual and (b) non-manual workers in the service sector.

Mr. Stewart

Information from the new earnings survey, at April 1993, shows that the average weekly earnings of full-time non-manual women in the service sector is equivalent to 68 per cent. of the average for non-manual men workers in the service sector. The average weekly earnings of full-time manual women workers in the service sector is equivalent to 67 per cent. of the average for manual men workers. These estimates are based on average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees on adult rates in Scotland whose pay was unaffected by absence—source: Employment Department.