§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether she will give, at the date of 21 April 1981, the total costs per annum in the wages and salaries of the Civil Service; to what extent this figure would rise if the civil servants' claim were met in full; and what would it be if the Government's offer were accepted by the civil servants.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe provision in 1981–82 for Civil Service pay at current rates, and the provision for 1981 pay settlements, is set out in table 7 of the memorandum by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on the Supply Estimates 1981–82—Cmnd. 8184. The cost of the current offer to non-industrial civil servants, for which provision is included in the 1981–82 Estimates, is about £230 million. To concede the claim in full would cost about £550 million.