HC Deb 13 May 2004 vol 421 cc547-8W
Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of his Department's staff earn less than two-thirds of male median earnings. [170584]

People receiving disability living allowance (DLA), attendance allowance (AA) and industrial injuries disablement benefit (IIDB), as a

percentage of the population of Great Britain and broken down by benefit combinations and Government Office region
Thousand
Region Total Percentage of

population

 DLA only DLA and IIDB DLA and AA DLA, AA

and IIDB
All 4,172.2 7.3 2,408.9 102.7 14.3 0.8
North East 250.7 10.0 141.3 13.0 0.8 2—
North West 625.4 9.3 381.1 18.1 2.1 10.2
Yorkshire and Number 391.2 7.9 235.7 10.1 0.9 10.1
East Midlands 308.8 7.3 170.3 10.2 0.9 10.1
West Midlands 412.3 7.8 230.5 10.6 1.6 10.1
East 320.4 5.9 170.7 6.1 1.3 2—
London 383.3 5.2 240.4 4.4 1.1 2—
South East 389.0 4.8 210.9 6.5 1.8 2—
South West 323.3 6.5 163.0 5.2 1.2 10.1
Wales 322.7 11.1 194.8 9.0 1.1 10.2
Scotland 444.8 8.8 270.1 9.5 1.5 2—
Thousand
Region AA only AA and

IIDB

 IIDB only
All 1408.1 19.2 218.2
North East 67.2 2.1 26.3
North West 191.4 2.7 29.8
Yorkshire and Number 117.2 2.1 25.2
East Midlands 104.5 1.9 20.8
West Midlands 146.9 2.1 20.6
East 126.7 0.8 14.7
London 126.4 0.7 10.4
South East 148.7 0.9 20.3
South West 137.4 1.3 15.2
Wales 102.5 2.6 12.6
Scotland 139.2 2.1 22.5

Maria Eagle

The information is in the table. The figures reflect the first stage of the DWP 2003 pay award. The numbers of staff earning below two-thirds of the male median will reduce when the second stage of the award is paid with May 2004 salaries.

DWP Under

£6.00 ph

 Over

£6.00 ph

 Total staff
Total staff in post

(Number)

 26,902 117,536 144,438
Percentage of total 18.6 81.4 100

Notes:

1 The Median of Male Gross Earnings (all employees) is £9.07 according to the Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey for Winter 2003–04. Two-thirds is therefore £6.00.

2. DWP data is taken from the February 2004 payroll.

3. DWP salaries include allowances, but not overtime as the hourly rate calculations from which the numbers are derived are based on DWP standard contractual hours.

4. The standard contractual hours used for the figures are 41 for full-time staff in the London pay zones, 36 for part-time staff in the London pay zones, 42 and 37 respectively for staff working outside these areas.