§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the percentage of(a) full-time employees 536W and (b) all employees who earned below £930 per week in 2000–01; and if he will provide corresponding estimates for each standard planning region. [155477]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have been asked to reply.
Letter from Let Cook to Mr. Steve Webb, dated 26 March 2001:
As National Statistician. I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of employees earning less than £930 per week. (155477)
The New Earnings Survey (NES) is carried out in April each year. This provides weekly earnings data for all employees and full-time employees. The release of NES data is restricted to figures that are derived from a sufficiently large sample of employees, and have an acceptable level of accuracy.
The table provides the available data for Great Britain and the Government Office Regions. These are based on the 2000 NES, the latest survey for which data are available.
Percentage of employees earning less than £930 per week for Great Britain and the Government Office Regions; April 2000 Full-time employees All employees Great Britain 96.7 97.4 North East 98.7 99.1 North West 97.8 98.3 Yorkshire and the Humber 98.0 98.5 East Midlands 98.3 98.7 West Midlands 97.6 98.2 South West 98.0 98.5 East 96.7 97.5 London 91.4 93.0 South East 96.0 96.9 Wales 98.6 98.9 Scotland 97.8 98.3 Source:
New Earnings Survey