§ Lord O'Haganasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the average weekly or monthly take-home pay in each county of England.
§ Lord HenleyInformation showing estimates of average weekly pay net of income tax and national insurance contributions can be found in the following table:
Average weekly net pay Area £ South East Region Greater London 270 Bedfordshire 255 Berkshire 280 Buckinghamshire 290 East Sussex 225 Essex 250 Hampshire 245 Hertfordshire 275 Isle of Wight 190 Kent 245 Oxfordshire 255 Surrey 300 West Sussex 235 East Anglia Region Cambridgeshire 230 Norfolk 220 Suffolk 235 South West Region Avon 225 Cornwall 205 Devon 205 Dorset 220 Gloucestershire 235 Somerset 230 Wiltshire 225 West Midlands Region West Midlands MC 205 Hereford & Worcester 220 Shropshire 220 Staffordshire 225 Warwickshire 225 East Midlands Region Derbyshire 225 Leicestershire 225 Lincolnshire 210 Northamptonshire 225 Nottinghamshire 215 Yorkshire and Humberside Region South Yorkshire MC 210 West Yorkshire MC 210 Humberside 225 North Yorkshire 230 North West Region Greater Manchester MC 210 Merseyside MC 215 Cheshire 230 Lancashire 205 North Region Tyne &Wear MC 210 Cleveland 230 Cumbria 205 Durham 225 Northumberland 215 Source: Survey of Personal Incomes, Inland Revenue, 1991–92.