§ Mr. FallonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the number of employees earning(a) less than £3.50 an hour, (b) less than £4 an hour and (c) less than £4.50 an hour; [8287]
(2) what estimate he has made of the number of self-employed people earning (a) less than £3.50 an hour, (b) less than £4 an hour and (c) less than £4.50 an hour; [8288]
(3) what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the agricultural, fishing and food industries earning (a) less than £3.50 an hour, (b) less than £4 an hour and (c) less than £4.50 an hour; [8283]
(4) what estimate he has made of the number of people employed by local authorities earning (a) less than £3.50 an hour, (b) less than £4 an hour and (c) less than £4.50 an hour; [8278]
(5) what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the transport industries earning (a) less than £3.50 an hour, (b) less than £4 an hour and (c) less than £4.50 an hour; [8279]
111W(6) what estimate he has made of the number of people employed by charitable organisations earning less than (a) £3.50 an hour, (b) £4 an hour and (c) £4.50 an hour; [8280]
(7) what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the retail sector earning less than (a) £3.50 an hour, (b) £4 an hour and (c) £4.50 an hour; [8282]
(8) what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in (a) manufacturing and (b) services, earning (i) less than £3.50 an hour, (ii) less than £4 an hour and (iii) less than £4.50 an hour. [8281]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 11 July 1997]: 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. Michael Fallon, dated 15 July 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent questions (8288, 8279, 8280, 8281, 8282, 8283, 8287 and 8288) regarding earnings.The latest information, from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), is given in the attached table. Data for the self-employed are not available.
Employees of all rates including those whose pay for the survey pay-period was affected by absence,
LFS (winter/December 1996February 1997), Great Britain
£3.50 £4.00 £4.50 All Whole economy (SIC 92 Sectors A-Q) 3,174 4,786 6,557 Agriculture (SIC 92 sectors A-B) 51 76 101 Manufacturing (SIC 92 sector D) 400 680 972 Retail (SIC 92 division 52) 703 1,094 1,427 Services (SIC 92 sectors G-Q) 2,612 3,880 5,269 Transport (SIC 92 divisions 60–63) 116 155 200 Charity, voluntary organisation or trust 60 91 130 Local Government1 192 371 585 Full-time Whole economy (SIC 92 sectors A-Q) 1,454 2,319 3,383 Agriculture (SIC 92 A-B) 45 60 84 Manufacturing (SIC 92 sector D) 292 524 779 Retail (SIC 92 division 52) 191 326 454 Services (SIC 92 sectors G-Q) 1,026 1,618 2,350 Transport (SIC 92 divisions 60–63) 86 119 155 Charity, Voluntary organisation or trust 19 31 44 Local Government1 47 80 163 Part-time Whole economy (SIC 92 Sectors A-Q) 1,720 2,467 3,174 Agriculture (SIC 92 A-B) 2— 16 18 Manufacturing (SIC 92 sector D) 108 155 192 Retail (SIC 92 division 52) 512 768 973 Services (SIC 92 sectors G-Q) 1,585 2,262 2,918 Transport (SIC 92 divisions 60–63) 29 35 45 Charity, voluntary organisation or trust 41 61 86 Local Government1 145 291 422 1 Including police, fire services and locally controlled schools and colleges. 2 Sample size too small to give a reliable estimate. SIC 92—denotes Standard Industrial Classification of economic activities 1992.