REGIONAL PAY DISPARITY

Early day motion 95, tabled 26 November 2003 by Adam Price (Plaid Cymru). Signed by 10 members.

That this House notes that research published by the GMB Union and the University of Durham indicates that average gross pay in the United Kingdom is ú24,740 per annum; further notes that the top 23 areas in terms of average salary are all located in London and the South East of England; further notes that the City of London tops the average salary scale on ú51,000; further notes that the lowest levels of pay are in Scotland, Wales and the North of England with a pay difference of ú30,000; believes that this study gives yet another indication of the growing North-South economic divide within the United Kingdom; and calls on the Government to implement a genuine rural policy in order to combat growing wealth inequalities within the United Kingdom.

Signatures by party: Labour 7, Plaid Cymru 3.