HC Deb 21 June 1984 vol 62 cc262-3W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland 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 in each of those years.

Mr. Younger

[pursuant to his reply, 13 June 1984, c. 503]: The information is as follows:

1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
Scottish Office
Hours N/A N/A 432,470
Cost (£) 1,898,038 2,036,918 2,189,640
Scottish Prison Service
Hours N/A N/A 878,768
Cost (£) 5,609,180 6,281,210 7,126,338

Cost includes premium payment for conditioned hours worked at weekends which, though not overtime, is not separately identifiable.

Information on overtime hours worked in 1981–82 and 1982–83 is not available.

For completeness, the following information relates to the State hospital, Carstairs, which formed part of my Department until it was hived off on 1 April 1984:

1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
Hours 109,375 61,259 66,999
Cost (£) 510,427 288,427 355,839