HC Deb 19 May 1975 vol 892 cc218-9W
31. Mr. Pattie

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he is prepared to reconsider the distance within which London weighting is payable to civil servants with a view to extending it to 20 miles from the present 18.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

No. The Outer London area for the non-industrial Civil Service was extended last year to 18 miles, with some exceptions, in order to align it with the long-standing area of the industrial Civil Service. The area is already larger than that recommended by the Pay Board, and there are no grounds for extending it still farther.

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