§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Paymaster General what was the (a) average salary and (b) average overtime paid in each of the prison officer grades, in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LangThe available information relates to all full time non-manual adult male employees covered by the national agreement for prison services. Estimates of the average gross weekly earnings reflecting rates of payment at April each year and overtime earnings are published in table 2 of part A of the "New Earnings Survey" reports for 1983, 1984 and 1985. Copies of these reports are available in the Library. Comparable information for 1981 and 1982 is not available.