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Low Pay

Volume 299: debated on Thursday 31 July 1997

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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many and what proportion of (a) full-time employees, (b) part-time employees and (c) all employees on adult rates of pay in the south-east and Greater London as a whole and broken down by county, unitary authority and London borough, have earnings excluding overtime payments of less than (i) £3.50 an hour and (ii) £4.42 an hour; and if he will list these figures separately for men and for women; [12191](2) how many and what proportion of all employees on adult rates of pay in the south-east and Greater London have earnings excluding overtime payments of less than (i) £3.50 an hour (ii) £4.42 an hour broken down by standard occupational classification and by standard industrial classification; [12192](3) how many and what proportion of

(a) full-time, (b) part-time and (c) all employees on adult rates of pay working in social work activities in Great Britain have earnings excluding overtime payments of less than (i) £4.26 an hour and (ii) £4.42 an hour. [12088]

I regret that it has not been possible to provide a substantive answer before the summer recess. I shall write to my hon. Friend shortly and place a copy of the letter in the Library.