§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment 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. Patrick JenkinThe information requested on the number of hours worked is not available. The figures for the cost of overtime in my Department, including the Property Services Agency, are as follows:
£ million 1981–82 12.9 1982–83 13.8 1983–84 14.0 This is less than 4½ per cent. of the total pay bill in each year.