§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list the number of people under the age of 25 years who earn less than(a) £2.50, (b) —3.00, (c)£3.50, (d) £4.00 and (e) £4.50 per hour; and if he will make a statement; [3084]
(2) if he will list the number of people, by gender, who earn less than (a) £2.50, (b) £3.00, (c) £3.50, (d) £4.00 and (e) £4.50 per hour; and if he will make a statement. [3085]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 13 November 1996]The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Archy Kirkwood, dated 21 November 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent questions on earnings distributions by hour and gender in Great Britain.The latest information, from the Labour Force Survey, is shown in the table below.
Labour force survey, spring 1996—Great Britain Number of employees earning less than: All aged under 25 years All males All females £2.50 439,000 354,000 549,000 £3.00 847,000 663,000 1,074,000 £3.50 1,306,000 1,095,000 2,135,000 £4.00 1,739,000 1,688,000 3,275,000 £4.50 2,176,000 2,410,000 435,000