§ Mr. DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people employed by(a) her Department and (b) the agencies for which her Department is responsible earn (i) less than £3.20 per hour, (ii) between £3.20 and £3.60 per hour, (iii) between £3.60 and £4 per hour and (iv) between £4 and £4.62 per hour. [30755]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 23 February 1998]: The information for the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments is as follows:
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Non Industrial Staff1 81 1,656 555 1,797 Industrial Staff Department - - 21 177 Agencies - - - 960 1The split of non-industrial staff between Departments and agencies is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.