(2) what the (a) average and (b) median (i) hourly and (ii) weekly gross earnings including and excluding overtime were for (A) male and (B) female (1) full-time employees and (2) part-time employees aged (u) 16-17, (v) 18-21, (w) 22-29, (x) 30-39, (y) 40-49 and (z) over50 years in (yy) Scotland and (zz) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland in each of the last five years;
(3) what the (a) average and (b) median (i) hourly and (ii) weekly gross earnings including and excluding overtime were for (A) male and (B) female employees working in the (1) private, (2) public and (3) not classified sectors in (xx) Scotland and (yy) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland in each of the last five years.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 11 December 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions about earnings in Scotland. (104788, 104789 & 104790).
Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.