Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change there has been in the level of (a) income tax receipts from and (b) average wages in Birmingham over the last 10 years; and what steps he has taken to support the creation of high-quality and high-paying jobs in cities.

For part a) estimates of income tax liabilities in respect of Birmingham are included in National Statistics Table 3.14 ('Income and tax by borough and district or unitary authority'), published annually. These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes for which 2013-14 is the latest tax year available. Figures for the 2008-09 tax year are not currently available.

Table 3.14 for each tax year can be found at the following two links:

Tables for 1999-2000 to 2009-10, inclusive (except 2008-09, which is not currently available): http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120609145917/http:/hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm#313

Tables for 2010-11 onwards:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-tax-by-borough-and-district-or-unitary-authority-2010-to-2011

For part b) The Office for National Statistics Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), is carried out in April each year and is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom.