§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list, by regions defined by the boundaries of the regional government offices, the lowest hourly rate paid by his Department to(a) full-time employees, (b) part-time employees, (c) persons employed under personal contract and (d) persons employed by firms undertaking contracted-out services for central government offices, defining the job title in each case. [18114]
§ Ms JowellDepartment of Health staff are paid within national paybands. The minimum of the lowest payband is £8,000 per annum. This represents an hourly rate of £3.74 in London, where staff work 41 hours a week and £3.65 elsewhere, where staff work 42 hours. The figures for part-time staff are £4.26 and £4.14. The Department holds no record of salaries paid to persons employed by firms undertaking contracted-out work, nor is anyone employed under a personal contract.