§ Mr. DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people employed by(a) his Department, (b) the agencies for which his Department is responsible and (c) the police earn (i) less than £.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. [30747]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 23 February 1998]: For the Home Office and the agencies, the information requested is as follows:
Range of hourly rates Department/Agency (i) less than £3.20 (ii) £3.20 to £3.60 (iii) £3.60 to £4.00 (iv) £4.00 to £4.62 Home Office 0 0 75 328 Prison Service 0 0 258 506 United Kingdom Passport Agency 0 0 506 242 Forensic Science Service 0 0 18 30 Fire Service College 0 0 4 4 No police officers earn less than £4.52 per hour.
Seventy-nine police cadets earn less than £3.20 per hour.
Figures are not available centrally for total numbers of police civilian staff and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.