§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the average weekly earnings are of(a) full-time female workers, (b) part-time female workers, (c) all female workers and (d) all male workers. [31998]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightI have been asked to reply.
The information requested is given in the following table:
Employees on all rates whose earnings were not affected by absence: April 1994 £ Week £ Hour Part-time females 98.0 5.06 Full-time females 259.2 6.83 All females 197.7 6.43 All males 343.9 8.46 Note:
The weekly earnings of all female employees relative to all male employees is distorted by a greater proportion of female part-time workers.
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of employees in each G7 country are earning at or below the equivalent of £2.50 per hour. [23313]
§ Mrs. KnightI have been asked to reply.
Information on proportions of employees earning less than £2.50 in each G7 country is not available.