Question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the gender pay gap in (a) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
The Office of National Statistics publishes the median hourly pay figures set out below, based on place of residence, annually. To accelerate the rate at which the UK gap is closing the Government has introduced mandatory gender pay gap reporting for large employers and is helping business to understand and address their gaps.
a) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency
Year | Gender pay gap (%) |
2010 | 28.8 |
2011 | 25.5 |
2012 | 27.3 |
2013 | 22.3 |
2014 | 22.7 |
2015 | 21.1 |
2016 | 25.0 |
b) Scotland
Year | Gender pay gap (%) |
2010 | 17.3 |
2011 | 17.2 |
2012 | 17.7 |
2013 | 18.0 |
2014 | 17.6 |
2015 | 17.6 |
2016 | 15.8 |
c) United Kingdom
Year | Gender pay gap (%) |
2010 | 19.8 |
2011 | 20.2 |
2012 | 19.6 |
2013 | 19.8 |
2014 | 19.2 |
2015 | 19.3 |
2016 | 18.1 |