§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give for each standard planning region of England(a) the number of employees of his Depatment, (b) the amount spent on wages and salaries and (c) the proportion of total expenditure in each region by his Department which is represented by personnel costs.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe table gives the numbers of employees in each region in England and their salary cost based on average salary in the Department. A breakdown by region of total departmental expenditure is not available.
Region Number of Staff in post Salary and Wages £ North 2.0 32,730 South East 809.0 13,239,285 South West 5.5 90,007 Yorks & Humber 5.0 81,825 North West 21.0 343,665 West Midlands 4.0 65,460 East Midlands 43.0 703,695 East Anglia 2.0 32,730 Total 891.5 14,589,397