§ Mr. CranTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the cost to the Exchequer of paying London weighting to those civil servants located in(a) the intermediate zone and (b) the outer London zone, who are in receipt of such weighting over the last five years for which figures are available
§ Mr. BrookeThe estimated cost to the Exchequer of paying London weighting to those civil servants in the intermediate London zone and the outer London zone, over the last five financial years has been:
Intermediate London zone, £ million Outer London zone, zone, £ million 1983–84 15.7 11.7 1984–85 15.8 13.3 1985–86 16.6 13.0 1986–87 18.3 13.7 1987–88 19.3 14.4 This excludes the knock-on effects on earnings-related national insurance contributions, superannuation and pensions.