§ David DavisTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the gap between the average earnings of men and women was in(a) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in the last year for which figures are available. [105194]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len. Cook to Mr David Davis, dated 27 March 2003
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the gap in average earnings between men and women in the East Riding of Yorkshire and in Yorkshire and the Humber. (105194)The table below shows the average hourly earnings excluding overtime for male and Female full-time employees in April 2002, the most recent date for which information is available. The data are from the New Earnings Survey and apply to people on adult rates whose pay was not affected by absence.
Average hourly earning—April 2002 £ Men Women difference East Riding of Yorkshire UA 10.47 8.56 1,91 Yorkshire and the Humber 10.72 9.20 1.52
§ David DavisTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average earnings were, broken down by(a) gender and (b) 10-year age band for each year since 1997. [105283]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. David Davis, dated 27 March 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the average earnings of people by gender and age band for each year since 1997. (105283)The table below shows the average hourly earnings excluding overtime for males and females, in ten year age bands, in April for each of the years specified. The data are from the New Earnings Survey and apply to people on adult rates working full-time whose pay was not affected by absence.
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Average hourly earnings—Great Britain £ Age 16–25 26–53 36–45 46–55 56–65 Males April 1997 6.32 9.00 10.93 11.16 9.26 April 1998 6.59 9.42 11.39 11.82 9.62 April 1999 7.01 9.89 11.83 12.21 10.23 April 2000 7.09 10.36 12.39 12.68 10.55 April 2001 7.49 11.19 13.16 13.37 11.18 April 2002 8.22 12.06 14.02 13.86 11.45
Average hourly earnings—Great Britain £ Age 16–25 26–53 36–45 46–55 56–65 Females April 1997 5.67 8.21 8.75 8.17 7.06 April 1998 5.93 8.60 9.13 8.50 7.41 April 1999 6.29 9.06 9.59 9.05 7.87 April 2000 6.54 9.43 10.09 9.41 8.40 April 2001 6.97 10.25 10.72 9.96 8.96 April 2002 7.55 10.95 11.11 10.43 9.21