§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of staff in his Department, by grade, in receipt of local pay additions outside London and the south east economic planning region; what are the different amounts paid to staff, by grade; whether this figure varies due to location; what qualifying period of scale-related criteria is used; and whether this varies by location.
§ Mrs. RumboldNo DES staff outside the London and south-east are in receipt of local pay additions. Inside London and the south-east additions are as follows:
- £300: AOs and AAs on entry to the grade
- £400: AOs and AAs after completing one year in the grade
- £500: AOs and AAs after completing two years in the grade
- £300: typing and secretarial staff in Inner London in addition to the previous £400 special allowance
- £450: typing staff in Croydon and Isleworth