Leisure/Hospitality Sector Mr. Gardiner To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what contribution the leisure and hospitality sector has made to the UK economy in each of the last five years. [117001] John Healey The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Gardiner, dated 5 June 2003: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the contribution made by the leisure and hospitality sector to the UK economy in each of the last five years. (117001) The Office for National Statistics does not define the "leisure and hospitality sector". However, the table below shows the requested figures for the nearest equivalent industrial sector. The contribution to the economy has been measured as a proportion of Gross Value Added. These estimates are consistent with the latest published United Kingdom National Accounts: The Blue Book (2002 edition). Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Moore, dated 5 June 2003: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the average weekly earnings for workers in Great Britain, Scotland and the unitary authorities in Scotland. (116060) I have arranged for the data requested to be placed in the House of Commons Library. The information provided shows average weekly earnings including and excluding overtime based on the 2002 New Earnings Survey (NES), the latest survey for which data are available. The release of NES data is restricted to figures that are derived from a sufficiently large sample of employees to produce an acceptable level of accuracy. I have provided the available data for Great Britain, Scotland and the unitary authorities in Scotland only for those areas where the samples are large enough. Mr. Moore To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of full-time workers in (a) Scotland, (b) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (c) Great Britain earn (i) including and (ii) excluding overtime less than (A) £280.00 per week, (B) £210.00 per week and (C) £158.76 per week in the categories (1) male manual, (2) male non-manual, (3) all male workers, (4) female manual, (5) female non-manual, (6) all female workers, (7) all manual, (8) all non-manual and (9) all workers. [116061] John Healey The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Moore, dated 5 June 2003: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the distribution of average weekly earnings for workers in Great Britain, Scotland and the unitary authorities in Scotland. (116061) I am placing in the House of Commons Library tables showing the proportion of people earning below the different thresholds you listed, including and excluding overtime based on the 2002 New Earnings Survey (NES), the latest survey for which data are available. The release of NES data is restricted to figures that are derived from a sufficiently large sample of employees, to produce an acceptable level of accuracy. I have provided the available data for Great Britain, Scotland and the unitary authorities in Scotland only for those areas where the samples are large enough.