§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the average weekly earnings (i) including and (ii) excluding overtime for (x) part-time and (y) full-time workers in(a) Scotland, (b) each of the Scottish local authorities and (c) Great Britain, broken down for (1) men and (2) women in (A) manual employment, (B) non-manual employment and (C) for all workers at (X) cash and (Y) constant terms for each year since 1991–92; and if he will estimate the same information for 1998–99, 1999–2000,2000–01 and 2001–02. [76116]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 15 March 1999]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mrs. Margaret Ewing, dated 17 March 1999:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question on earnings.The information requested can only be provided at disproportionate cost. There is a considerable amount of data, from the New Earnings Survey (NES) 1991 to 1998, available in the House of Commons library. This includes estimates of average gross weekly earnings for full-time and some part-time workers for the areas in question. Prior to 1996, data for the former Scottish regions are available. Average earnings excluding overtime can be derived from the relevant tables. Projected earnings are not calculated.For the growth of earnings in real terms please see the Retail Prices Index (RPI) in the ONS Business Monitor MM23, a copy of which is also available in the House Library.