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Mr. Mallon
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the average hourly rate of pay earned by home helps in each health board area in each financial year since 1980.
Mr. Needham
Standard hourly rates are payable to all home helps in the Health and Social Services Boards. Details are as follows:
| Financial year | Period | Hourly rate |
| 1980–81 | 1 April 1980–31 October 1980 | 154·13p |
| 1 November 1980–31 March 1981 | 165·63p | |
| 1981–82 | 1 April 1981–31 October 1981 | 165·63p |
| 1 November 1981–31 March 1982 | 177·13p | |
| 1982–83 | 1 April 1982–31 October 1982 | 177·13p |
| 1 November 1982–31 March 1983 | 190·77p | |
| 1983–84 | 1 April 1983–31 October 1983 | 190·77p |
| 1 November 1983–31 March 1984 | 199·48p | |
| 1984–85 | 1 April 1984–31 October 1984 | 199·48p |
| 1 November 1984–31 March 1985 | 209·74p | |
| 1985–86 | 1 April 1985–30 August 1985 | 209·74p |
| 1 September 1985–31 March 1986 | 230·26p | |
| 1986–87 | 1 April 1986–31 August 1986 | 232·69p |
| 1 September 1986–31 March 1987 | 248·08p | |
| 1987–88 | 1 April 1987–31 June 1987 | 248·08p |
| 1 July 1987–31 March 1988 | 290·13p | |
| 1988–89 | 1 April 1988–31 August 1988 | 290·13p |
| 1 September 1988–31 March 1989 | 306·79p | |
| 1989–90 | 1 April 1989–31 August 1989 | 306·79p |
| 1 September 1989–31 March 1990 | 333·79p |