Question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the gender pay gap for (a) Calderdale and (b) West Yorkshire was in each year since 2005.
The Office of National Statistics publishes the median hourly pay figures set out below, based on place of residence, annually. To accelerate the rate of progress, the Government has introduced mandatory gender pay gap reporting for large employers.
a) Calderdale
Year | Female median hourly pay (£) | Male median hourly pay (£) | Gender pay gap (%) |
2005 | 8.63 | 9.50 | 9.2% |
2006* | 8.86 | 9.91 | 10.6% |
2007 | 9.00 | 10.59 | 15.0% |
2008 | 9.36 | 11.53 | 18.8% |
2009 | 9.49 | 11.77 | 19.4% |
2010 | 10.47 | 11.27 | 7.1% |
2011* | 10.61 | 11.33 | 6.4% |
2012 | 10.43 | 13.50 | 22.7% |
2013 | 10.23 | 12.60 | 18.8% |
2014 | 10.29 | 12.40 | 17.0% |
2015 | 10.49 | 11.94 | 12.1% |
2016 | 11.48 | 12.53 | 8.4% |
b) West Yorkshire
Year | Female median hourly pay (£) | Male median hourly pay (£) | Gender pay gap (%) |
2005 | 7.94 | 9.84 | 19.3% |
2006* | 8.21 | 10.10 | 18.7% |
2007 | 8.55 | 10.50 | 18.6% |
2008 | 8.76 | 10.89 | 19.6% |
2009 | 9.13 | 11.11 | 17.8% |
2010 | 9.52 | 11.30 | 15.8% |
2011* | 9.52 | 11.21 | 15.1% |
2012 | 9.65 | 11.50 | 16.1% |
2013 | 9.91 | 11.69 | 15.2% |
2014 | 9.84 | 11.65 | 15.5% |
2015 | 9.95 | 11.95 | 16.7% |
2016 | 10.33 | 12.46 | 17.1% |