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Mr. Leadbitter
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the ancillary workers in each region of the National Health Service who are currently paid less than £60 per week, between £61 and £80 per week and between £81 and £100 per week; and how many are below the family income supplement level for a family with two children.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke
Information is not available centrally in the form requested. The following figures are estimated from a sample of staff employed in the six months ended September 1981 in eight English regions:
Gross Earnings (per week) | Full Time Staff | Part time staff | ||
No. in sample | Per cent. | No. in sample | Per cent. | |
Up to £60 | 5,260 | 7·4 | 59,389 | 81·1 |
£61–£80 | 17,030 | 24·1 | 10,221 | 14·0 |
£81–£100 | 21,559 | 30·5 | 2,344 | 3·2 |
£101 and Over | 26,886 | 38·0 | 1,228 | 1·7 |
Total Sample | 70,735 | 100 | 73,184 | 100 |