§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment pursuant to his answer of 2 February,Official Report, columns 769–70, if he will list for each region in the United Kingdom, since 1979, the number of persons in (a) full-time work and (b) part-time work 752W earning (i) less than £1.50 an hour, (ii) between £1.50 and £2.50 an hour and (iii) between £2.50 and £3.50 an hour, also breaking these figures down by gender and the percentage each figure is of the work force.
§ Mr. OppenheimInformation on the distributions of hourly earnings of full-time adult workers in the regions of Great Britain is shown in table 115 of part E of the new earnings survey reports. Similar information on part-time women workers is shown in table 117 of part F. Copies of these reports are available in the Library.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what was the ratio between the UK activity rate and the UK unemployment rate for each year since 1970; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what was the ratio between the Welsh activity rate and the Welsh unemployment rate for each year since 1970; and if he will make a statement;
(3) what was the ratio between the UK female activity rate and the UK female unemployment rate for each year since 1970; and if he will make a statement;
(4) what was the ratio between the UK male activity rate and the UK male unemployment rate for each year since 1970; and if he will make a statement;
(5) what was the ratio between the Welsh male activity rate and the Welsh male unemployment rate for each year since 1970; and if he will make a statement;
(6) what was the ratio between the Welsh female activity rate and the Welsh female unemployment rate for each year since 1970; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. OppenheimI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my reply in the Library.