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Mr. Duncan
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many people employed by (a) his 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. [30752]
Mr. Hoon
This answer covers the Headquarters of the Lord Chancellor's Department (with Associated Offices), the Court Service, Public Trust Office, Land Registry, Public Record Office and Northern Ireland Court Service. The information requested is set out in the table.
| Less than £3.20 p.h. | £3.20 to £3.60 p.h. | £3.60 to £4.00p.h. | £4.00 to £4.62 p.h. | |
| LCD Headquarters | none | none | none | 16 (of whom 14 are casuals) |
| Court Service1 | none | 195 (of whom 176 are casuals) | none | 492 (of whom 102 are casuals) |
| Public Trust Office | none | none | none | none |
| Land Registry | none | none | 1 | 25 |
| Public Record Office | none | none | none | 1 |
| Northern Ireland Court Service | none | none | 1 | 70 |
| 1 Staff numbers as at 30 November 1997, excluding fee-paid ushers (for whom central records are not kept). Salary levels (expressed as hourly rates) for the Court Service exclude elements of the 1997–98 pay award are not yet in payment. | ||||