HC Deb 18 February 1998 vol 306 cc712-3W
Mr. Swinney

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of his Department's employees by UK region, indicating the wage bill(a) in total and (b) by region in the last year for which figures are available and separately identifying the costs of London allowances and weightings. [30078]

Ms Jowell

Annual paybill information is not collected in the format requested. The table gives the January 1998 pay information multiplied to give an annual figure.

£
Region Number of Employees Pay London Allowances Total
North West 643 10,644,113 0 10,644,113
Merseyside 19 252,373 0 252,373
West Midlands 235 6,035,851 1,776 6,037,627
South West 139 4,078,937 1,776 4,080,713
London 2,575 64,813,157 2,943,086 67,756,243
South East 152 4,274,911 12,080 4,286,991
Eastern 6 179,448 0 179,448
East Midlands 69 1,081,921 0 1,081,921
Yorks and
Humberside 1,057 25,092,647 21,312 25,113,959
North East 126 3,488,719 0 3,488,719
Total 5,021 119,942,076 2,980,030 122,922,106

Notes:

1. Figures extracted from January 1998 pay bill

2. Basic pay includes national pay plus allowances other than London allowances

3. In August 1996 all London allowances for new staff were abolished in this Department and a general additional pay allowance was introduced which covers payments for geographical location and special skills. Staff in receipt of London weighting prior to August 1996 have a reserved right to retain this allowance. Therefore not all payments for an element of London weighting are separately identifiable.

4. All figures exclude overtime, bonuses and other non-recurring costs

5. Pay details have been adjusted for part-time working

6. London weighting shown against non-London areas relates to mark-time pay