HC Deb 15 January 1986 vol 89 c570W
Mr. Penhaligon

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total annual expenditure on wages and salaries of (a) local authority manual workers, (b) local authority administrative workers and (c) firemen; and what are the total numbers employed in each group.

Mrs. Rumbold

The information requested is given in the table below:

Wages & salaries* 1985–86 estimates Numbers (June 1985)
£million Full-time Part-time Total
(a)Manual workers 2,420 357,600 566,500 924,100
(b)Administrative workers† 4,160 504,100 144,500 648,600
(c) Firemen 370 36,900 400 37,300

*Excluding national insurance and superannuation but including London weighting.

†Defined as all white-collar workers employed on general services except teachers and lecturers.

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