HC Deb 08 March 1989 vol 148 c569W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many, and what percentage, of full-time male workers earned less than the Council of Europe's decency threshold in the latest available year in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many, and what percentage, of the full-time workforce earned less than the Council of Europe's decency threshold in the latest available year in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Nicholls

There is no such thing as a Council of Europe decency threshold for a minimum acceptable level of earnings.