§ Mr. DuncanTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many people employed by(a) her Department and (b) the agencies for which his 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. [30758]
§ Mr. Nigel Griffiths[holding answer 23 February 1998]: No staff employed by the Department or its Agencies earn less than £3.60 per hour. Five staff employed by the Department and 135 staff employed by 249W its Agencies earn between £3.60 and £4 per hour. Nine staff employed by the Department and 88 staff employed by its Agencies earn between £4 and £4.60 per hour.