HC Deb 07 December 1995 vol 268 c327W
Mr. Tipping

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of workers on adult rates currently earn less than(a) £2.50, (b) £3, (c) £3.50, (d) £4, (e) £4.50 (f) £5, (g) £5.50 and (h) more than £6 per hour, including and excluding overtime in (i) the east midlands and (ii) the United Kingdom. [4072]

Mrs. Angela Knight

[holding answer 6 December 1995]: Information available from the new earnings survey is provided in the table.

Hourly earnings, all employees on adult rates pay not affected by absence: April 1995
Percentage earning
East Midlands Great Britain
Including overtime
<£2.50 1.5 1.6
<£3.00 3.6 3.3
<£3.50 10.2 8.7
<£4.00 19.0 15.8
<£4.50 27.5 23.1
<£5.00 35.0 30.4
<£5.50 43.2 37.7
<£6.00 49.1 55.4
Excluding overtime
<£2.50 1.6 1.6
<£3.00 3.8 3.4
<£3.50 10.7 9.1
<£4.00 19.9 16.5
<£4.50 29.0 24.2
<£5.00 36.4 31.4
<£5.50 44.6 38.8
<£6.00 47.7 54.3