§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many(a) males and (b) females were working part-time in Great Britain in April 1992; and what proportion of these workers earned between (a) £5.20 and £5.50 per hour, (b) £5.50 and £5.60 per hour, (c) £3.90 and £4 per hour and (d) £3.20 and £3.30 per hour.
§ Miss WiddecombeEstimates of the numbers of employees in employment at March 1992 in Great Britain were 1,048,000 part-time men and 4,709,000 part-time women.
The corresponding information for the distributions of hourly earnings can be found in the table.
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Staff in post as at 30 September (whole-time equivalents) Percentage change 1989 1990 1991 19921 1989–90 1990–91 1991–921 Learner nurses: NA21 Pupil nurse 288 176 137 74 -38.3 -22.2 -46.0- NA31 Student nurse 2,830 2,891 2,774 1,872 2.2 -4.1 -32.5 NA41 RGN/RSCN — 8 23 23 n/a 193.7 1.3 Project 2000 student bursaries: NB21 Under 26 years — — — 62 n/a n/a n/a
Part lime employees on adult rates—pay unaffected by absence Proportion with gross hourly earnings between the following amounts April 1992 Males Per cent. Females Per cent. £3.20 to £3.30 3.2 3.9 £3.90 to £4.00 3.7 3.0 £5.20 to £5.50 2.6 3.6 £5.50 to £5.60 1.0 1.0 Source: New Earnings Survey.