HC Deb 16 May 1989 vol 153 c168W
35. Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his best available estimate of the proportion of the work force earning less than £3.80 per hour.

Mr. Lee

It is estimated from the New Earnings Survey that about 40 per cent. of the adult work force in Great Britain, including both full-time and part-time employees, earned less than £3.80 per hour in April 1988.