§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what was the total value of that part of salaries paid as London weighting of the employees of each Government Department during the last year for which full figures are available; and what proportion of the total value of salaries paid by each Department of London employees the London weighting payments account for;
(2) how many and what proportion of the employees of each Government Department receive London weighting payments.
§ Mr. Brooke[holding answers 25 March 1988]: The information is as follows, for non-industrial and industrial staff separately. There is no central record of the total salaries paid by each Department to London employees and this could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
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Department Cost of London weighting 1£ million Number of staff receiving London weighting Proportion of staff in department receiving London weighting per cent. Industrials4 Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 0.05 80 14 Defence 2.86 3,420 5 Employment Group 0.05 60 10 Environment/Transport/PSA 3.73 3,070 29 Health and Social Security 0.03 30 13 Home Office 0.22 210 7 Stationery Office 0.94 660 48 Trade and Industry 0.08 120 36 Treasury 0.23 180 23 Others 0.05 40 2 1 Estimated cost in 1987–88 financial year. 2 As at 1 April 1987 (Source: Mandate). 3 The numbers for the Crown Prosecution Service are an estimate. 4 As at 1 January 1987 (Source: Departmental returns).