To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of
hours worked in the UK and paid at the rates applicable for the (a) national living
wage for those aged 23 and over (in the 2020-21 financial year, 25 and over), (b)
national minimum wage for those aged 21 or 22 (in the 2020-21 financial year, 21 to
24), (c) national minimum wage for those aged 18 to 20, (d) national minimum wage
for those aged under 18 and (e) national minimum wage at the apprentice rate in the
(i) 2020-21 and (ii) 2021-22 financial years; and if he will make a statement.
<p>Departments and workforces set levels of pay in compliance with National Minimum
Wage and National Living Wage legislation. Remuneration for private sector employees
are set independently of Government, although they must also comply with the relevant
legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Data is not held centrally on the pay distribution of all
people who deliver public services.</p><p>Latest published survey data, see below,
has the distribution of hourly pay for public sector workers, comprising of workers
working in organisations defined as Public Corporation, Central Government or Local
Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Hourly pay - Gross (£) - For all employee jobs: United Kingdom,
ASHE 2020 (provisional)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Percentiles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>40</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>75</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>80</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
sector</p></td><td><p>9.88</p></td><td><p>10.90</p></td><td><p>11.61</p></td><td><p>12.46</p></td><td><p>14.27</p></td><td><p>18.77</p></td><td><p>21.11</p></td><td><p>22.62</p></td><td><p>23.87</p></td><td><p>28.89</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Link:
<em><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/publicandprivatesectorashetable13"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/publicandprivatesectorashetable13</a></em></p><p>
</p><p>Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected
by absence. Estimates for 2020 include employees who have been furloughed under the
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).</p>
