§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average weekly earnings were of the(a) lowest and (b) highest decile of all employees in each of the last five years. [26268]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow, dated 14 January 2001:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the average weekly earnings of the lowest and highest decile. I am replying in his absence. (26268)The requested information is in the attached table.
Gross weekly earnings of full-time employees on adult rates1 Great Britain: not seasonally adjusted £ Lowest decile Highest decile April 1996 166.9 571.8 April 1997 175.3 590.1 April 1998 182.3 618.5 April 1999 190.0 645.0 April 2000 197.9 662.2 1 Whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence Source:
New Earnings Survey