Short Bros. (Hansard, 3 March 1989)

HC Deb 03 March 1989 vol 148 c343W 343W

§ Mr. Ken Hargreaves
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress he has made with the privatisation of Short Bros. plc.

§ Mr. Tom King
I have now received six preliminary proposals from interested parties for the purchase of the company. I have asked two of these to submit final
NHS Ancillary staff (excluding Nurse auxiliaries)

(a) 12,461¹

(b) Total whole time equivalents Male Female

9,117 2,951 6,166

(c)and (d):

Average hours worked² Estimated average gross weekly earnings (£per week)²

Grade Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

Non Supervisors and chargehands

Scale A 44.7 40.7 27.8 24.5 131 113 75 67

B 45.8 40.9 33.6 26.5 134 116 92 69

C 45.4 42.6 ³— 29.4 154 135 ³— 92

D ³— ³— ⁴— 25.1 ³— ³— ⁴— 81

Supervisors

Scale I 44.3 41.3 ³— 28.3 148 136 ³— 92

II 46.3 41.3 ⁴— 33.3 169 145 ⁴— 109

III 46.9 42.6 ³— ³— 169 130 ³— ³—

IV 46.2 ³— ⁴— ³— 170 ³— ⁴— ³—

¹ As at September 1988.

² For the last full week of the 1987–88 financial year, grades containing small numbers of staff are not shown.

³ Numbers of staff in these grades are too small to provide reliable figures.

⁴ Not applicable—no staff in grade.