§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total cost of the provision of wages and salaries for (a) the police service, (b) the fire service and (c) full and part-time teaching staff in all local authorities in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. KingFollowing is the information:
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Local Authority Wages and Salaries*: England and Wales £ million (cash) Year Police Service including school crossing patrols Fire Service Full & Part-time teaching staff 1971–72 320 65 1040 1972–73 360 80 1240 1973–74 420 95 1420 1974–75 520 125 2080
£ million (cash) Year Police Service including school crossing patrols 'Fire Service Full & Part-time teaching staff 1975–76 680 160 2670 1976–77 800 185 3000 1977–78 870 185 3215 1978–79 975 230 3570 1979–80 1280 295 4050 1980–81† 1555 355 5130 * Including national insurance and superannuation contributions. † Provisional.