§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number of people in each region of the United Kingdom who earn below the average weekly wage by(a) gender and (b) age groups (i) under 20 years, (ii) 20 to 45 years and (iii) 45 to 65 years; and if he will make a statement. [12649]
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§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 29 January 1997]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Archy Kirkwood, dated 30 January 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the number of people in all regions of the UK earning below the average weekly wage by gender and age groups.The latest information from the New Earnings Survey, April 1996, is contained in the attached tables.
NES - April 1996 (GB) Full-time employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey period was unaffected by absence Percentage of employees earning less than mean gross weekly earnings (£351.5) Standard statistical region South East East Anglia South West West Midlands East Midlands Males Age group <20 98.3 96.9 98.2 100.0 96.6 20–45 45.3 60.1 59.0 60.9 61.3 45–65 39.4 56.2 54.1 54.6 59.0 All ages 43.8 59.1 57.7 59.0 60.8 Females Age group <20 99.2 100.0 100.0 98.6 100.0 20–45 64.4 80.7 81.4 82.4 84.6 45–65 67.9 77.1 78.1 78.7 80.2 All ages 66.0 80.0 80.7 81.6 83.5
Standard statistical region Yorkshire and Humberside North West North Wales Scotland Great Britain Male Age group <20 100.0 97.4 100.0 96.9 98.8 98.4 20–45 62.8 59.6 62.9 63.7 60.7 55.7 45–65 54.2 50.9 54.4 55.5 53.5 49.6 All ages 60.3 56.9 60.3 61.2 58.8 54.1 Females Age group <20 100.0 100.0 97.0 100.0 100.0 99.5 20–45 82.3 80.6 83.8 85.4 80.9 75.7 45–65 79.8 76.5 76.4 78.0 75.2 74.3 All ages 82.0 79.7 81.8 83.4 79.7 75.7