HC Deb 26 March 1996 vol 274 cc564-5W
Ms Rachel Squire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the average weekly earnings (i) including and (ii) excluding overtime for part-time workers in(a) Great Britain, (b) Scotland and (c) each region of Scotland, broken down for men and women (1) in manual employment, (2) in non-manual employment and (3) in other employment. [22059]

Mrs. Angela Kight

Available information from the New Earnings Survey, April 1995, is shown in the table.

Average weekly earnings, of part-time employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey period was not affected by absence1
£
Including overtime Excluding overtime
Manual Non-manual All Manual Non-manual All
Scotland
Males
Females 78.17 116.60 101.41 72.88 111.18 96.04
Grampian
Males
Females 120.61 102.64 72.97 98.10
Lothian
Males
Females 120.19 107.32 74.97 114.25 101.58
Strathclyde
Males
Females 81.42 121.05 105.05 74.55 115.43 98.93
1 Data are not available for Borders, Central, Dunfries and Galloway, Fife, Highlands and Tayside due to limited sample sizes.
2 Result not available due to limited sample size.

Source:

New Earnings Survey, April 1995 (GB).

Mr. Prescott

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the average hourly earnings of(a) full-time and (b) part-time employees in England (i) including and (ii) excluding employees covered by national agreements. [22248]

Mrs. Knight

[holding answer 22 March 1996]: Information available from the new earnings survey, April 1995 shows that the average hourly earnings of full-time employees in England were £8.42 and £8.32 including and excluding employees covered by national agreements respectively. Corresponding figures for part-time employees were £5.62 and £5.19.