§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will(a) list the national paybands for full-time staff in his Department which would represent an hourly rate of 62W £4 or less and (b) list by region as defined by the regional government offices the numbers of staff paid at these rates. [20607]
§ Ms JowellThe lowest national payband in the Department of Health ranges from £8,000 to £15,750 a year. Because of differences in hours of work, a rate of £4 per hour for London staff equates to an annual salary of £8,561; outside London the figure is £8,770.
Number of staff London 9 North East 0 Yorkshire and Humberside 42 East Midlands 12 Eastern 0 South East 3 South West 0 West Midlands 0 Merseyside 2 North West 76
§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time staff in his Department are paid at an hourly rate of(a) £3.65, (b) between £3.66 and £3.75 and (c) between £3.76 and £4. [20608]
§ Ms JowellI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 2 December at column182.
At present, the Department of Health employs 106 full-time members of staff who are being paid an hourly rate of £3.65. There are 15 members of staff who are paid between £3.66 and £3.75 an hour and 23 are paid between £3.76 and £4 an hour.