HC Deb 22 November 1995 vol 267 cc189-91W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what were the(a) median, (b) highest and (c) lowest decile earnings of full-time workers on adult rates, distinguishing between male and female and manual and non-manual, in (i) Yorkshire and Humberside, (ii) the north of England and (iii) the United Kingdom in each year since 1993. [1459]

Mrs. Angela Knight

I have been asked to reply.

Information on the median, quartiles and deciles of weekly and hourly earnings of full-time workers in the regions of Great Britain is shown in table 116 of part E of the new earnings survey reports. Copies of these reports are available in the Library.

Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what were the current average earnings of part-time workers on adult rates, distinguishing between manual and non-manual in(a) Yorkshire and Humberside, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) South Yorkshire, (d) North Yorkshire, (e) Humberside, (f) the north of England and (g) the United Kingdom. [1457]

Mrs. Knight

I have been asked to reply.

Information available from the new earnings survey is provided in the following table.

Average Weekly Earnings for part-time workers on adult rates, pay not affected by absence
Region Non manual £ Manual £
Yorkshire and Humberside 112.50 78.70
West Yorkshire 117.80 79.90
South Yorkshire 112.50 74.60
North Yorkshire 1— 1—
Humberside 105.10 1—
North of England 109.50 74.80
Great Britain 118.80 80.80
1 Not available because sample size too small to give a reliable estimate.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is(a) the number and (b) the proportion of (i) manual part-time workers and (ii) non-manual part-time workers broken down into men and women working less than eight hours a week and 16 hours a week. [1487]

Mrs. Knight

I have been asked to reply.

Estimates from the labour force survey are shown in the table.

Part-time manual and non-manual workers by the total number of hours they usually work—Great Britain, spring 1995
Working less than 8 hours a week Working less than 16 hours a week
Thousand Per cent. Thousand Per cent.
Men
Manual part-time 107 20 253 47
Non manual part-time 104 19 292 54
Women
Manual part-time 319 16 953 48
Non manual part-time 353 12 1,093 36