§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many official cars are currently available to members of the Clegg Commission.
§ Mr. Jim LesterNone.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many full and part-time civil servants were employed on the Clegg Commission at the time of its inception ; and how many are currently so employed.
§ Mr. Jim LesterSix full-time staff were engaged wholly on the commission's work at its inception. The present number is nine full-time and one part-time.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many Civil Service man-days were spent by the Clegg Commission on the pay award to teachers ; and what was the cost to public funds of administering this award.
§ Mr. Jim LesterIt is estimated that about 400 man-days were spent by the commission's secretariat on the teachers' reference. The estimated total cost of producing the report on teachers—including the cost of the commission's secretariat, commission members, consultants and other costs—was about £170,000.
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§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many Civil Service man-days were spent by the Clegg Commission on the pay award to the nurses ; and what was the cost to public funds of administering this award.
§ Mr. Jim LesterIt is estimated that about 200 man-days were spent by the commission's secretariat on the nurses' and midwives' reference. The estimated total cost of producing the report on nurses and midwives—including the cost of the commission's secretariat, commission members, consultants and other costs—was about £73,000.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many computers are currently made available for use by the Clegg Commission; and whether he has any plans for their replacement.
§ Mr. Jim LesterNone. Any work for the commission requiring the use of computers is contracted out to a computer bureau.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many statisticians are employed on the Clegg Commission ; what salaries they are paid ; and whether he has any plans to replace them.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe Office of Manpower Economics employs five statisticians to service the standing commission and other bodies. Their salaries are in the range of £10,600£17,000, not including London weighting. There are no plans to replace them.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment, further to his answer, Official Report, 23 May, column 438, to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Lewis) if he will provide a full breakdown of the salaries, fees and expenses which are paid to members of the Clegg Commission.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe salaries and expenses of commission members in the year ending 31 March 1980 amounted to approximately £28,500, of which about £28,000 were salaries and about £500 expenses.