House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 17 Nov 2004 (pt 11)

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Average Earnings

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimates he has made of (a) changes in the level of average earnings of full-time employees in Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) the proportion of national average earnings which these levels represented in each year since 1997. [198712]

Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Paul Farrelly, dated 17 November 2004:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what estimates have been made of (a) changes in level of average earnings of full-time employees in Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) the percentage of national average earnings which these levels represent in each year since 1997. (198712)

Average earnings are estimated from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) and are provided for full-time employees on adult rates of pay whose pay was unaffected by absence during the pay period, by their place of work. This is the standard definition used for ASHE tables. The ASHE does not collect data on the self employed and people who do unpaid work.

I attach a table showing the average gross weekly wage for full time employees in the Newcastle-under-Lyme area for 1998 to 2004. Data for 1997 is not available yet.

The ASHE, carried out in April of each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom. It is a one per cent sample of all employees who are members of pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) schemes, but because of its sampling frame, it has difficulty capturing data on people with very low pay. It is therefore likely to under-represent relatively low paid staff earning below the tax threshold.

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings publication criteria ensures that all estimates are undisclosive. A number of estimates have been removed from the published tables for these reasons.

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Average gross weekly earnings for Newcastle-under-Lyme and the United Kingdom

Median CV% % change Mean CV% % change

Newcastle-under-Lyme
1998 315.3 ⁽¹¹⁾9.4 — 352.1 ⁽¹¹⁾4.3 —

1999 292.9 ⁽¹¹⁾6.1 -7.1 334.1 ⁽¹¹⁾4.2 -5.1

2000 310.3 ⁽¹¹⁾7.4 5.9 356.3 ⁽¹¹⁾5.7 6.7

2001 302.9 ⁽¹¹⁾8.3 -2.4 356.3 ⁽¹¹⁾5.4 0.0

2002 320.7 ⁽¹¹⁾8.0 5.9 366.2 ⁽¹¹⁾4.5 2.8

2003 334.8 ⁽¹¹⁾7.2 4.4 384.3 ⁽¹¹⁾4.3 4.9

2004 2 362.5 ⁽¹¹⁾8.7 8.3 416.3 ⁽¹¹⁾4.1 8.3

2004 3 363.9 ⁽¹¹⁾8.7 — 414.9 ⁽¹¹⁾4.1 —

United Kingdom

1998 334.9 ⁽¹¹⁾0.2 — 392.5 ⁽¹¹⁾0.3 —

1999 345.5 ⁽¹¹⁾0.1 3.2 407.8 ⁽¹¹⁾0.2 3.9

2000 359.0 ⁽¹¹⁾0.3 3.9 425.1 ⁽¹¹⁾0.2 4.2

2001 375.9 ⁽¹¹⁾0.3 4.7 449.7 ⁽¹¹⁾0.2 5.8

2002 390.9 ⁽¹¹⁾0.3 4.0 472.1 ⁽¹¹⁾0.3 5.0

2003 404.0 ⁽¹¹⁾0.2 3.3 487.1 ⁽¹¹⁾0.3 3.2

2004⁽¹²⁾ 423.0 ⁽¹¹⁾0.2 4.7 506.9 ⁽¹¹⁾0.3 4.1

2004⁽¹³⁾ 422.1 ⁽¹¹⁾0.2 — 504.9 ⁽¹¹⁾0.3 —

Newcastle-under-Lyme gross weekly earnings as a percentage of UK gross weekly earnings

Median Mean

1998 94.1 89.7

1999 84.8 81.9

2000 86.4 83.8

2001 80.6 79.2

2002 82.0 77.6

2003 82.9 78.9

2004⁽¹²⁾ 85.7 82.1

2004⁽¹³⁾ 86.2 82.2

⁽¹¹⁾ Key to quality:
Precise: CV <= 5%
Reasonably precise: CV > 5% and <= 10%
Acceptable: CV > 10% and <= 20%
⁽¹²⁾ Data for 2004 excluding supplementary surveys for comparison with 2003.
⁽¹³⁾ Data for 2004 including supplementary surveys.
Note:
Data for 1997 is currently only available from a different survey, which is discontinuous with the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). Data from ASHE will not be available until later 2004 following a quality assurance process.
Source:
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, ONS.

	Median	CV%	% change	Mean	CV%	% change
Newcastle-under-Lyme
1998	315.3	⁽¹¹⁾9.4	—	352.1	⁽¹¹⁾4.3	—
1999	292.9	⁽¹¹⁾6.1	-7.1	334.1	⁽¹¹⁾4.2	-5.1
2000	310.3	⁽¹¹⁾7.4	5.9	356.3	⁽¹¹⁾5.7	6.7
2001	302.9	⁽¹¹⁾8.3	-2.4	356.3	⁽¹¹⁾5.4	0.0
2002	320.7	⁽¹¹⁾8.0	5.9	366.2	⁽¹¹⁾4.5	2.8
2003	334.8	⁽¹¹⁾7.2	4.4	384.3	⁽¹¹⁾4.3	4.9
2004 2	362.5	⁽¹¹⁾8.7	8.3	416.3	⁽¹¹⁾4.1	8.3
2004 3	363.9	⁽¹¹⁾8.7	—	414.9	⁽¹¹⁾4.1	—

United Kingdom
1998	334.9	⁽¹¹⁾0.2	—	392.5	⁽¹¹⁾0.3	—
1999	345.5	⁽¹¹⁾0.1	3.2	407.8	⁽¹¹⁾0.2	3.9
2000	359.0	⁽¹¹⁾0.3	3.9	425.1	⁽¹¹⁾0.2	4.2
2001	375.9	⁽¹¹⁾0.3	4.7	449.7	⁽¹¹⁾0.2	5.8
2002	390.9	⁽¹¹⁾0.3	4.0	472.1	⁽¹¹⁾0.3	5.0
2003	404.0	⁽¹¹⁾0.2	3.3	487.1	⁽¹¹⁾0.3	3.2
2004⁽¹²⁾	423.0	⁽¹¹⁾0.2	4.7	506.9	⁽¹¹⁾0.3	4.1
2004⁽¹³⁾	422.1	⁽¹¹⁾0.2	—	504.9	⁽¹¹⁾0.3	—

	Median	Mean
1998	94.1	89.7
1999	84.8	81.9
2000	86.4	83.8
2001	80.6	79.2
2002	82.0	77.6
2003	82.9	78.9
2004⁽¹²⁾	85.7	82.1
2004⁽¹³⁾	86.2	82.2

The tables provide data on the average gross weekly earnings for full-time employees on adult rates of pay whose pay for the pay period was unaffected by absence, who worked in Newcastle-under-Lyme and for the United Kingdom, for the years 1998 to 2004.

Notes:

(a) The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, (ASHE), carried out in April of each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom. It is a 1 per cent. sample of all employees who are members of pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) schemes.

(b) The ASHE replaces the New Earnings Survey (NES) from October 2004. The main difference between the ASHE and NES being that estimates are weighted to population totals from the Labour Force Survey.

(c) In addition the 2004 ASHE included supplementary information to improve its coverage. This means that the results for the 2004 ASHE are discontinuous with earlier results. However, in order to compare results a second set of results have been given for 2004 that exclude these supplementary information.

(d) Average gross weekly earnings for Adult Full-Time Employees whose pay for the survey period was not affected by absence.

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Bank Accounts

Jon Trickett: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the population of (a) Hemsworth constituency, (b) the Yorkshire and Humber area and (c) England have no bank account. [198735]

Mr. Timms: Estimates from the 2002–03 Family Resources Survey show that 9 per cent. of households in the Yorkshire and Humber area have no account and 7 per cent. of households in England have no account. There is no data available at constituency level.

Central Government Administration

Mr. Amess: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues regarding levels of central Government administration. [198799]

Mr. Boateng: As part of the 2004 Spending Review the Chancellor had discussions with Cabinet colleagues about the scope for releasing resources in their departments to invest in essential, frontline services, including through real terms reductions in administration budgets.

Child Trust Fund

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families he estimates will benefit from the Child Trust Fund in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) the country as a whole when it is introduced. [198709]

Mr. Timms: All children born since 1 September 2002 in families awarded child benefit will receive a Child Trust Fund. In 2005–06 around 700,000 families will benefit from the Child Trust Fund across the country as a whole. No estimate is available of the number of families benefiting in Newcastle-under-Lyme. However, there were around 8,000 new births across Staffordshire in 2002.

The CTF is intended to encourage parents and children to develop the savings habit. It will ensure that every child, whatever their family background, will have access to a stock of assets from the age of 18, so they can invest in their future.

It will also help children and their parents to understand the benefits of saving and investment and how to engage with financial institutions.

Children (North Somerset)

Brian Cotter: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children between the ages of (i) birth and four years and (ii) five and seven years live in (a) the constituency of Weston-Super-Mare and (b) North Somerset local education authority. [198089]

Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Brian Cotter, dated 17 November 2004:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question concerning how many children live in the constituency of Weston-Super-Mare and North Somerset Local Education Authority between the ages of birth and four years and between five and seven years. I am replying in his absence. (198089)

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In the Weston-Super-Mare Parliamentary Constituency, there were an estimated 5,554 children aged 0 to 4 years old and 3,393 children aged 5 to 7 years old on Census day 29 April 2001. Annual mid-year estimates are not currently estimated for parliamentary constituencies.

In the North Somerset Local Education Authority there were an estimated 10,300 children aged between 0 and 4 years old and 6,800 children aged 5 to 7 years old in mid 2003.

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