§ Mr. Tom KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time persons employed by his Department and its agencies are paid (i) less than£4 an hour, (ii) less than £3.50 an hour and (iii) less than £3 an hour; and what estimate he has made in each case for the national health service generally. [4187]
§ Ms JowellNo staff in my Department or its agencies earn less than £3 an hour. Sixty-one full time staff earn up to £3.50 an hour; 47 full time staff and two part time staff, earn between £3.50 and £4 an hour.
For the NHS generally, I refer the right hon. Member to the reply my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry gave the hon. Member for Romsey (Mr. Colvin) on 2 June 1997 at columns 20–21.