HC Deb 28 February 1995 vol 255 cc557-9W
Mr. Burden

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) by what percentage the upper deciles weekly full-time earnings exceeded(a) the lowest deciles weekly full-time earnings for men, women and all full-time workers, (b) the lower quartiles weekly full-time earnings for men, women and all full-time workers, (c) the mean level of weekly full-time earnings for men, women and all full-time workers and (d) the upper quartiles weekly full-time earnings for men, women and all full-time workers in 1992;

(2) by what percentage the upper deciles weekly full-time earnings exceeded (a) the lowest deciles weekly full-time earnings for men, women and all full-time workers, (b) the lower quartiles weekly full-time earnings for men, women and all full-time workers, (c) the mean level of weekly full-time earnings for men, women and all full-time workers and (d) the upper quartiles weekly full-time earnings for men, women and all full-time workers in 1994;

(3) what was the percentage change in the gap between mean full-time weekly earnings and the upper quartiles full-time weekly earnings between 1992 and 1994 for (a) men, (b) women and (c) all full-time workers;

(4) what was the percentage change in the gap between mean full-time weekly earnings and full-time weekly earnings for the upper decile between 1992 and 1994 for (a) men, (b) women and (c) all full-time workers;

(5) what was the percentage change in the gap between mean weekly full-time earnings and the lower quartiles full-time weekly earnings between 1992 and 1994 for (a) men, (b) women and (c) all full-time workers;

(6) what was the percentage change in the gap between mean full-time weekly earnings and the lowest deciles full-time weekly earnings between 1992 and 1994 for (a) men, (b) women and (c) full-time workers;

(7) what was the percentage difference in pay rise between mean weekly full-time earnings and the lowest deciles weekly full-time earnings, adjusted for inflation, between 1992 and 1994 for (a) men, (b) women and (c) all full-time workers;

(8) what was the percentage difference in pay rise between the upper deciles weekly full-time earnings and the upper quartiles weekly full-time earnings, adjusted for inflation, between 1992 and 1994 for (a) men, (b) women and (c) all full-time workers;

(9) what was the percentage difference in pay rise between mean weekly full-time earnings and the lower quartiles weekly full-time earnings, adjusted for inflation, between 1992 and 1994 for (a) men, (b) women and (c) all full-time workers;

(10) what was the percentage difference in pay rise between the upper deciles weekly full-time earnings and the lowest deciles weekly full-time earnings, adjusted for inflation, between 1992 and 1994 for (a) men, (b) women and (c) all full-time workers;

(11) what was the percentage difference in pay rise between the upper deciles weekly full-time earnings and the lower quartiles weekly full-time earnings, adjusted for inflation, between 1992 and 1994 for (a) men, (b) women and (c) all full-time workers;

(12) what was the percentage difference in pay rise between mean weekly full-time earnings and the upper deciles full-time weekly earnings, all adjusted for inflation, between 1992 and 1994 for (a) men (b) women and (c) all full-time workers;

(13) what was the percentage difference in pay rise between mean full-time weekly earnings and the upper quartiles full-time weekly earnings, adjusted for inflation, between 1992 and 1994 for (a) men, (b) women and (c) all full-time workers.

Mr. Oppenheim

[holding answer 27 February 1995]The mean, deciles, median and quartiles of weekly earnings for full-time men and women in 1992 and 1994 are published in table 15 of part A of the 1994 new earnings survey report. Corresponding statistics for all full-time employees is in table 17.

The retail price index for April 1992 and for April 1994 can be found in table 6.4 of the Employment Gazette for June 1994. Changes in the index are in table 6.5.

Copies of both publications are available in the Library.