§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Prime Minister if she will now calculate the total annual cost and the average annual 581W cost of full-time equivalent posts in the National Health Service, and local government; and if she will break down the average cost for a full-time equivalent post into pay, national insurance, superannuation and other costs such as office space, heating, lighting, car allowance, travel allowance and telephone.
§ The Prime MinisterThe total and the average annual cost of wages and salaries of full-time equivalent posts in England for 1982–83 are as follows:
£ million National Health Service Local Government Total cost 6,069 15,100 Average cost Salaries and wages 6,400 7,550 Employers' contributions: National Insurance 590 750 Superannuation and pension schemes 375 900 Total average cost 7,365 9,200 That proportion of the other items listed attributable to staff cannot be separately identifed.