§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Prime Minister what were the total costs of operating the pay review bodies for(a) teachers, (b) doctors and dentists, (c) armed forces, (d) nurses and midwives, etc. and (e) senior salaries, including details for each of consultancy costs, members" expenses and site visits in the latest year for which figures are available. [17322]
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The Prime MinsterThe pay review bodies are serviced by the Office of Manpower Economics whose total operating costs, including some functions and activities not related to review bodies, amounted to £1.4 million in 1993–94, the latest period for which information is available. This figure includes staff salaries and costs, office infrastructure and support costs, but excludes rent and rates, members" travel and incidental expenses and consultancy.
Members and chairmen of pay review bodies are unpaid. Consultancy costs for review bodies vary significantly from year to year. Details of consultancy costs and members" incidental expenses are set out in the table.
£ pounds Review body Consultancy costs Members' travel and expenses School Teachers Review Body (STRB) 249,096 5,693 Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) 164,541 7,366 Nurses and Allied Professions Review Body (NAPRB) — 5,781 Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB) 284,015 23,774 Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) 192,992 4,485