§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many administrative and clerical civil servants were employed by his Department in January 1971 and January 1975; and what was the average monthly salary or wage paid and the percentage increase for each figure.
§ Mr. Crosland:The information is as follows:
Numbers January January 1971 1975 Administrative Class 5,308 6,879 9,586 12,308 The average monthly salaries for January 1971 and January 1975 were as follows:
Average Monthly Salary January 1971 January 1975 Percentage Increase £ £ Administrative Class 172 288 67.44 Clerical Class 88 137 55.68 In addition to the salaries quoted above London Weighting allowance was payable as follws:
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£ £ Inner London 14.58 34.16 (£175 p.a.) (£410 p.a.) Outer London 7.50 21.66 (£90 p.a.) (£260 p.a.) In January 1975 Threshold payments of £19.06 per month were paid in addition to the salaries quoted above.