§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the salary and wage bill of each major group of local authority employees in the most recent year for which figures are available (a) for local government in England and (b) in total.
§ Mr. KingApproximate figures for the major groups of employees—representing about 90 per cent. of all local authority employees—based on local authorities' 1981–82 budgets, are as follows: 153W
Wage/salary bill* £ million 1981–82 (cash) Teachers, etc. 5, 450 A.P.T.C. and related groups 4, 000 Police 1, 450 Fire Service 300 Manual Workers etc. 2, 450 *Includes wages, salaries, employers' National Insurance contributions, Superannuation, etc.