HC Deb 23 June 1997 vol 296 c360W
Mr. Tom King

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. [4196]

Mr. Straw

The information for the core Home Office and its Agencies, based on gross hours and on basic pay, is as follows:Full-time

  1. (i) less than £4 per hour = 828
  2. (ii) less than £3.50 per hour = 459
  3. (iii) less than £3 per hour = nil
Part-time
  1. (i) less than £4 per hour = 329
  2. (ii) less than £3.50 per hour = 12
  3. (iii) less than £3 per hour = nil

Allowances in regular payment (for example, London Weighting) reduce these totals as follows: Full-time

  1. (i) less than £4 per hour = 449
  2. (ii) less than £3.50 per hour = 304
  3. (iii) less than £3 per hour = nil
Part-time
  1. (i) less than £4 per hour = 6
  2. (ii) less than £3.50 per hour = 8
  3. (iii) less than £3 per hour = nil