§ Mr. Tom KingTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time employees of her 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. [4192]
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsThe Department employs no staff with an hourly rate of pay less than £3.50. It employs a total of 100 staff paid at less than £4 an hour. Of these 12 work part-time. Part-time staff are paid at the same annual rate of pay as full-time staff.