§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring up to date the figures in his answer of 8 January 1990,Official Report, columns 555–56, concerning real earnings after tax and child benefit, on the breakdown between manual and non-manual males to take account of the change in real earnings since April 1989 as well as changes in taxation.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information is given in the table.
Increases1 in real earnings2 after income tax3 and child benefit of a married man with two children4, between April 1979 and April 1993 Point of earnings distribution Percentage increase Manufacturing Non-manufacturing Manual males Lowest decile 7 9 Lower quartile 12 15 Median 18 19 Higher quartile 23 22 Highest decile 28 26 Average earnings 20 20 Non-manual males Lowest decile 19 21 Lower quartile 29 30 Median 38 41 Higher quartile 47 49
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Entitlements for 1994–95 cash limits resulting from the carryover of capital underspends Cash limits on Votes Class Vote Accounting Department Description of expenditure £ thousands II 1 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Overseas representation 13,940 II 3 Foreign and Commonwealth Office External broadcasting and monitoring 2,749 III 4 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Agricultural, food and fishing services 594 III 5 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departmental research, advisory services and administration 358 IV 1 Department of Trade and Industry Support for business, consumer and investor protection, energy programmes and administration 2,750 V 1 Department of Employment Programmes and central services 2,000 V 2 Department of Employment Employment Service 240 V 3 Department of Employment Health and Safety Commission and Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service 654 VI 1 Department of Transport Highways Agency 45,192 VI 2 Department of Transport Administration and transport services 2,000 VI 4 Department of Transport Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 2,000 VI 5 Department of Transport Roads and local transport 2,552 VI 8 Office of Rail Regulation Office of the Rail Regulator 1,058 VII 5 Department of the Environment Central environmental services, etc. 836 VII 6 Department of the Environment1 Property Holdings and other services to government 1
Point of earnings distribution Percentage increase Manufacturing Non-manufacturing Highest decile 53 57 Average earnings 45 48 Source: New Earnings Survey data and RPI (all items).
1The increases shown do not relate to the same individuals at the different dates.
2Earnings are those for full-time males on adult rates in Great Britain.
3For April 1979, income tax is based on the tax regime in the Finance Act 1979.
4Two children, both aged under 11.