§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average gap between men's and women's pay in(a) England and (b) the Buckingham constituency is. [51395]
§ Alan Johnson(a) According to the 2001 New Earnings Survey (the latest data available), conducted by the Office for National Statistics, average hourly pay for full-time employees, excluding overtime, in England, was £12.18 for men and £9.90 for women, a pay gap of £2.28.
(b) Estimates for the parliamentary constituency of Buckingham are not available. According to the 2001 New Earnings Survey, average hourly pay for full-time employees, excluding overtime, in the county of Buckinghamshire, was £13.82 for men and £10.33 for women, a pay gap of £3.49.