§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many hours of overtime have been worked by employees in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what was the total cost of this overtime work in each of those years.
§ Mr. GummerThe information given covers each of the last three financial years and relates to overtime worked by staff employed in the whole of the Department of Employment group.
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Total hours worked Total cost (actual prices)* £ 1981–82 1,166,421 4,632,479 1982–83 525,004 2,447,890 1983–84 356,346 2,003,259 * The total cost figures quoted cover overtime payments only. They do not include employer's earnings related national insurance contributions for which information is not readily available.