§ Mr. Denzil DaviesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what, for each of the three most recent financial years, was the average wage of male workers in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) Wales. [115366]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe 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 Mr. Denzil Davies, dated 23 March 2000:
As the Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question regarding earnings of male employees.The New Earnings Survey (NES) is based on a one per cent sample of employees in the PAYE system and is therefore likely to under-represent relatively low paid staff earning below the tax threshold and in particular those who work part-time. Listed below is information from the NES for the years 1997–1999.
New Earnings Survey, April of each year—male employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey period was unaffected by
absence
£ Average gross weekly earnings 1997 1998 1999 United Kingdom Full-time 407.3 425.6 440.7 Part-time 132.7 150.8 154.3 All 388.5 405.1 418.7 Wales Full-time 363.5 376.4 384.0 Part-time 1— 1— 1— All 347.3 360.1 366.5 1 Reliable estimate unavailable