House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 10 Jan 2006 (pt 27)

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Employees' Earnings

Mr. Moore: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of (a) all employees, (b) full-time employees and (c) part-time employees in (i) Scotland, (ii) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (iii) the United Kingdom had hourly

10 Jan 2006 : Column 529W

gross earnings excluding overtime below (A) £7.61, (B) £5.72 and (C) £4.85 for the categories: (1) male, (2) female and (3) all workers. [40445]

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 10 January 2006:As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many and what proportion of (a) all employees, (b) full-time employees and (c) part-time employees in (i) Scotland, (ii) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (iii) the United Kingdom had hourly earnings (gross, excluding overtime) below (A) £7.61, (B) £5.72 and (C) £4.85 for the categories: (1) male, (2) female and (3) all workers. (40445).

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

I am placing a table in the House of Commons Library showing the proportion of all employees, full time employees and part-time employees by local authority by place of work for Scotland and unitary local authority areas for 2005. These statistics are also available on the National Statistics website at:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=13101.

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.

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Mr. Moore: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the distribution of gross earnings was for those earning (a) under the point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall and (b) the point above which 10 per cent. of earners exceed, for (i) male, (ii) female and (iii) all workers in (A) Scotland and (B) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland. [40446]

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 10 January 2006:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the distribution of gross earnings was for those earning (a) under the point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall and (b) the point above which 10 per cent. of earners exceed, for the categories: (i) male, (ii) female and (iii) all workers in (A) Scotland and (B) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland. (40446)

I attach a table showing the points above and below which 10% of earners fall for Gross Weekly Earnings for all, male and female workers, by local authority by place of work for Scotland and unitary authorities for 2005. These statistics are also available on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=13101

Gross weekly pay for all workers jobs⁽³⁰⁾ by place of work

£
2005 Point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall Point above which 10 per cent. of earners exceed

Scotland 105 718

Aberdeen City 100 884

Aberdeenshire 85 ⁽³¹⁾—

Angus ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾—

Argyll and Bute 105 ⁽³¹⁾—

Scottish Borders, The 102 ⁽³¹⁾—

Clackmannanshire 85 ⁽³¹⁾—

Dumfries and Galloway 83 ⁽³¹⁾—

Dundee City 122 ⁽³¹⁾—

East Ayrshire 74 ⁽³¹⁾—

East Dunbartonshire 101 ⁽³¹⁾—

East Lothian ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾—

East Renfrewshire 104 ⁽³¹⁾—

Edinburgh, City of 126 814

Falkirk 108 ⁽³¹⁾—

Fife 86 643

Glasgow City 116 744

Highland 100 ⁽³¹⁾—

Inverclyde 97 ⁽³¹⁾—

Midlothian 145 ⁽³¹⁾—

Moray 107 ⁽³¹⁾—

North Ayrshire 111 ⁽³¹⁾—

North Lanarkshire 106 715

Orkney Islands ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾—

Perth and Kinross 95 ⁽³¹⁾—

Renfrewshire 100 ⁽³¹⁾—

Shetland Islands ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾—

South Ayrshire 104 ⁽³¹⁾—

South Lanarkshire 112 700

Stirling 113 ⁽³¹⁾—

West Dunbartonshire 115 ⁽³¹⁾—

West Lothian 118 ⁽³¹⁾—

Western Isles ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾—

⁽³⁰⁾ Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence.
⁽³¹⁾ Figures suppressed due to unreliability.
Source:
Annual survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics.

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Gross weekly pay for full-time males jobs⁽³²⁾ by place of work

£
2005 Point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall Point above which 10 per cent. of earners exceed

Scotland 244 854

Aberdeen City 290 ⁽³³⁾—

Aberdeenshire 248 ⁽³³⁾—

Angus 250 ⁽³³⁾—

Argyll and Bute ⁽³³⁾— ⁽³³⁾—

Scottish Borders, The 235 ⁽³³⁾—

Clackmannanshire ⁽³³⁾— ⁽³³⁾—

Dumfries and Galloway 228 ⁽³³⁾—

Dundee City 247 ⁽³³⁾—

East Ayrshire 228 ⁽³³⁾—

East Dunbartonshire ⁽³³⁾— ⁽³³⁾—

East Lothian ⁽³³⁾— ⁽³³⁾—

East Renfrewshire ⁽³³⁾— ⁽³³⁾—

Edinburgh, City of 256 949

Falkirk 222 ⁽³³⁾—

Fife 240 ⁽³³⁾—

Glasgow City 239 908

Highland 230 ⁽³³⁾—

Inverclyde ⁽³³⁾— ⁽³³⁾—

Midlothian 214 ⁽³³⁾—

Moray 272 ⁽³³⁾—

North Ayrshire 253 ⁽³³⁾—

North Lanarkshire 244 ⁽³³⁾—

Orkney Islands ⁽³³⁾— ⁽³³⁾—

Perth and Kinross 239 ⁽³³⁾—

Renfrewshire 263 ⁽³³⁾—

Shetland Islands ⁽³³⁾— ⁽³³⁾—

South Ayrshire 217 ⁽³³⁾—

South Lanarkshire 244 ⁽³³⁾—

Stirling 246 ⁽³³⁾—

West Dunbartonshire ⁽³³⁾— ⁽³³⁾—

West Lothian 251 ⁽³³⁾—

Western Isles ⁽³³⁾— ⁽³³⁾—

⁽³²⁾ Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence.
⁽³³⁾ Figures suppressed due to unreliability.
Source:
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics.

Gross weekly pay for full-time females jobs⁽³⁴⁾ by place of work

£
2005 Point below which 10 per cent. fall Point above which 10 per cent. of earners of earners exceed

Scotland 212 674

Aberdeen City 225 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Aberdeenshire 190 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Angus ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

Argyll and Bute ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

Scottish Borders, The 197 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Clackmannanshire ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

Dumfries and Galloway 197 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Dundee City 228 ⁽³⁵⁾—

East Ayrshire 208 ⁽³⁵⁾—

East Dunbartonshire ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

East Lothian ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

East Renfrewshire ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

Edinburgh, City of 226 742

Falkirk 210 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Fife 203 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Glasgow City 225 686

Highland 193 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Inverclyde 220 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Midlothian ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

Moray ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

North Ayrshire 204 ⁽³⁵⁾—

North Lanarkshire 204 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Orkney Islands ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

Perth and Kinross 211 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Renfrewshire 224 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Shetland Islands ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

South Ayrshire 197 ⁽³⁵⁾—

South Lanarkshire 198 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Stirling ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

West Dunbartonshire ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

West Lothian 212 ⁽³⁵⁾—

Western Isles ⁽³⁵⁾— ⁽³⁵⁾—

⁽³⁴⁾ Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence.
⁽³⁵⁾ Figures suppressed due to unreliability.
Source:
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics.

10 Jan 2006 : Column 533W

£
2005	Point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall	Point above which 10 per cent. of earners exceed
Scotland	105	718
Aberdeen City	100	884
Aberdeenshire	85	⁽³¹⁾—
Angus	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—
Argyll and Bute	105	⁽³¹⁾—
Scottish Borders, The	102	⁽³¹⁾—
Clackmannanshire	85	⁽³¹⁾—
Dumfries and Galloway	83	⁽³¹⁾—
Dundee City	122	⁽³¹⁾—
East Ayrshire	74	⁽³¹⁾—
East Dunbartonshire	101	⁽³¹⁾—
East Lothian	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—
East Renfrewshire	104	⁽³¹⁾—
Edinburgh, City of	126	814
Falkirk	108	⁽³¹⁾—
Fife	86	643
Glasgow City	116	744
Highland	100	⁽³¹⁾—
Inverclyde	97	⁽³¹⁾—
Midlothian	145	⁽³¹⁾—
Moray	107	⁽³¹⁾—
North Ayrshire	111	⁽³¹⁾—
North Lanarkshire	106	715
Orkney Islands	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—
Perth and Kinross	95	⁽³¹⁾—
Renfrewshire	100	⁽³¹⁾—
Shetland Islands	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—
South Ayrshire	104	⁽³¹⁾—
South Lanarkshire	112	700
Stirling	113	⁽³¹⁾—
West Dunbartonshire	115	⁽³¹⁾—
West Lothian	118	⁽³¹⁾—
Western Isles	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—

£
2005	Point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall	Point above which 10 per cent. of earners exceed
Scotland	244	854
Aberdeen City	290	⁽³³⁾—
Aberdeenshire	248	⁽³³⁾—
Angus	250	⁽³³⁾—
Argyll and Bute	⁽³³⁾—	⁽³³⁾—
Scottish Borders, The	235	⁽³³⁾—
Clackmannanshire	⁽³³⁾—	⁽³³⁾—
Dumfries and Galloway	228	⁽³³⁾—
Dundee City	247	⁽³³⁾—
East Ayrshire	228	⁽³³⁾—
East Dunbartonshire	⁽³³⁾—	⁽³³⁾—
East Lothian	⁽³³⁾—	⁽³³⁾—
East Renfrewshire	⁽³³⁾—	⁽³³⁾—
Edinburgh, City of	256	949
Falkirk	222	⁽³³⁾—
Fife	240	⁽³³⁾—
Glasgow City	239	908
Highland	230	⁽³³⁾—
Inverclyde	⁽³³⁾—	⁽³³⁾—
Midlothian	214	⁽³³⁾—
Moray	272	⁽³³⁾—
North Ayrshire	253	⁽³³⁾—
North Lanarkshire	244	⁽³³⁾—
Orkney Islands	⁽³³⁾—	⁽³³⁾—
Perth and Kinross	239	⁽³³⁾—
Renfrewshire	263	⁽³³⁾—
Shetland Islands	⁽³³⁾—	⁽³³⁾—
South Ayrshire	217	⁽³³⁾—
South Lanarkshire	244	⁽³³⁾—
Stirling	246	⁽³³⁾—
West Dunbartonshire	⁽³³⁾—	⁽³³⁾—
West Lothian	251	⁽³³⁾—
Western Isles	⁽³³⁾—	⁽³³⁾—

£
2005	Point below which 10 per cent. fall	Point above which 10 per cent. of earners of earners exceed
Scotland	212	674
Aberdeen City	225	⁽³⁵⁾—
Aberdeenshire	190	⁽³⁵⁾—
Angus	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
Argyll and Bute	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
Scottish Borders, The	197	⁽³⁵⁾—
Clackmannanshire	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
Dumfries and Galloway	197	⁽³⁵⁾—
Dundee City	228	⁽³⁵⁾—
East Ayrshire	208	⁽³⁵⁾—
East Dunbartonshire	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
East Lothian	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
East Renfrewshire	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
Edinburgh, City of	226	742
Falkirk	210	⁽³⁵⁾—
Fife	203	⁽³⁵⁾—
Glasgow City	225	686
Highland	193	⁽³⁵⁾—
Inverclyde	220	⁽³⁵⁾—
Midlothian	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
Moray	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
North Ayrshire	204	⁽³⁵⁾—
North Lanarkshire	204	⁽³⁵⁾—
Orkney Islands	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
Perth and Kinross	211	⁽³⁵⁾—
Renfrewshire	224	⁽³⁵⁾—
Shetland Islands	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
South Ayrshire	197	⁽³⁵⁾—
South Lanarkshire	198	⁽³⁵⁾—
Stirling	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
West Dunbartonshire	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—
West Lothian	212	⁽³⁵⁾—
Western Isles	⁽³⁵⁾—	⁽³⁵⁾—

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