HC Deb 23 January 1995 vol 253 c27W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of(a) male and (b) female employees and the total number of employees estimated to be on low pay for each of the standard regions of the United Kingdom; and if he will publish comparable available data for each of the member states of the European Union.

Mr. Oppenheim

Definitions of low pay are arbitrary and take no account of particular circumstances. There is therefore no definition of low pay upon which such an analysis can be based.

Employment Training Percentage of leavers in each outcome three months after leaving July 1989–March 1990 leavers in Hampshire TEC area
Full-time work Per cent Part time-work Per cent Self employed Per cent. Further education and training1 Per cent Unemployment' Per cent.
Unemployment duration before startng training
6–12 months 31 6 7 2 46
Greater than 12 months 24 10 3 1 53

Employment Training Percentage of leavers in each outcome three months after leaving 1990–91 leavers in Hampshire TEC area
Full-time work Per cent. Part-time work Per cent. Self employment Per cent. Further education and training1 Per cent. Unemployment2 Per cent.
Unemployment duration before starting training
6–12 months 20 5 5 3 58
Greater than 12 months 14 14 1 2 56

Employment Training Percentage of leavers in each outcome six months after leaving 1991–92 leavers in Hampshire TEC area
Full-time work Per cent. Part-time work Per cent. Self employment Per cent. Further education and training1 Per cent. Unemployment2 Per cent.
Unemployment duration before starting training
6–12 months 16 7 5 4 61
Greater than 12 months 9 12 2 3 66

Employment Training Percentage of leavers in each outcome six months after leaving 1992–93 leavers in Hampshire TEC area
Full-time work Per cent. Part-time work Per cent. Self employment Per cent. Further education and training1 Per cent. Unemployment2 Per cent.
Unemployment duration before starting training
6–12 months 23 6 2 3 58
Greater than 12 months 12 8 2 4 66