HC Deb 14 February 2003 vol 400 cc175-6W
Helen Jones

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information his Department collects on wage rates in each parliamentary constituency or borough; and from what sources such information is collected. [97657]

Ruth Kelly

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Helen Jones, dated 18 February 2003:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question about information collected on wage rates in each parliamentary constituency, and the sources of such information (97657).The Office for National Statistics (ONS) obtains average earnings data for paliamentary constituencies from the New Earnings Survey (NES).The NES is an annual enquiry sent to employers. It asks for information about the earnings and hours of a sample of employees, selected by National Insurance number. Data for parliamentary constituencies are published on the ONS website. The link below will take you to the latest data.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme-labour/NES2002-Analyses-By-Region/NES2002-Analyses-by-region.pdf.

Helen Jones

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of individuals in Warrington, North who earn(a) up to £10,000 per annum, (b) between £10,000 and £20,000 per annum and (c) between £20,000 and £30,000 per annum. [97658]

Ruth Kelly

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Helen Jones, dated 18 February 2003

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on earnings in Warrington North. (97658)The New Earnings Survey for April 2002 provides an estimate of the percentage of full-time adult employees in employment who were in the same job as in April 2001, whose gross annual pay in the tax year ending April 2002 was within the specified bands. This information is given in the table below.

Percentage of employees in employment1in Warrington North2 earning a specified amount in April 2002
Gross annual earnings Percentage3
Less than £10,000 4
£10,000 to £20,000 63
More than £20,000 32

Notes:

Full-time adult employees who were in the same job a year previously.

Based on the work-place post-code of the employee.

The figures in the table do not sum to 100, as a result of rounding.

Source

ONS New Earnings Survey 2002