§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations she has received on her review of the Government's decision on the aging effect of bilateral sensori-neural hearing in respect of former members of the armed forces. [18839]
Economic planning region1 Full-time employees2 Part-time employees3 Employees under personal contract4 Lowest hourly rate £ Grade Lowest hourly rate Grade Lowest hourly rate £ Grade Scotland 3.26 Administrative assistant 3.43 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant Northern 3.26 Administrative assistant 3.39 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant Yorkshire and Humberside 3.26 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant North West 3.26 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant East Midlands 3.35 Administrative assistant 3.43 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant West Midlands 3.26 Administrative assistant 3.28 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant Wales 3.26 Administrative assistant 3.36 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant East Anglia 3.26 Administrative assistant 3.95 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant South East 3.26 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant South West 3.28 Administrative assistant 3.28 Administrative assistant 3.26 Administrative assistant North Ireland 4.93 Administrative assistant 4.45 Support Grade Band 2 — Overseas 3.72 Administrative assistant 4.14 Support Grade Band 2 3.42 Administrative assistant 1. Hourly rates include allowances and includes staff on payroll as at 30 September 1997 in their current substantive grade. 2. Except for staff in the Senior Civil Service the department does not employ staff on a personnel contractual basis. Staff shown in column four are casual staff and those on fixed term appointments.