§ Mr. DavidsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he w ill publish estimates of the number of jobs paid at s less then the national minimum wage rate for(a) 1998–99 and (b) 2000, for (i) Glasgow, Pollok constituency and (ii) the City of Glasgow; and if he will make a statement. [160827]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Ian Davidson, dated 10 May 2001:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of jobs paid at less than national minimum wage (NMW) rates in Glasgow, Pollok constituency and City of Glasgow for 1998–99 and 2000. (160827)The Office for National Statistics has published estimates of the number of jobs paid a[...]s less than NMW rates for 1998, 1999 and 2000. These estimates are based on an improved methodology using data from the New Earnings Survey (NES) and Labour Force Survey (LFS). This methodology provides the best estimates for the number of jobs in the UK paid below low hourly rate thresholds and was developed to overcome the deficiencies inherent in using the NES and LFS separately for measuring low pay.Estimates for the United Kingdom and Government Office Regions are posted on the National Statistics website at: www.statistics.gov.uk/[...]nbase/themes/labour_market/nmw_lowpay_tables.aspEstimates for Parliamentary Constituencies and Unitary Authorities of number of jobs paid below NMW rates are not available on the basis of the methodology applied for producing the national and regional level figures.281W