HC Deb 20 November 1996 vol 285 cc607-8W
Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland currently earn less than £2.50 per hour. [3937]

Mr. Ancram

Information on hourly earnings in Northern Ireland is available from the "New Earnings Survey" and relates to the proportion of employees within the earnings band specified. The latest figures available are for April 1995 when 0.9 per cent. of full-time male employees and 1.3 per cent. of full-time female employees earned less than £2.50 per hour.

Source: New Earnings Survey, April 1995.