HC Deb 03 July 1995 vol 263 c31W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton (Mr. Streeter) on 26 June 1995,Official Report, column 462, what information he has on the total cost of the public administration pay bill for the years (a) 1993–94 and (b) 1994–95 corresponding to the departmental staff totals given in the letter placed in the Library; and if he will give the figure for total staff in all departments on 1 April provided in the figures for 1 April 1994 in the documents placed in the Library. [32382]

Mr. David Hunt

Information on the total pay bill for(a) 1993–94 and (b) estimated outturn for 1994–95 can be found in table 3.7 of "Public Expenditure Statistical Supplement to the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1995–96", Cm 2821, copies of which are in the Library. Figures for total staff in all home civil service Departments, excluding Northern Ireland civil service Departments, can be found in "Civil Service Staff in Post Summary at 1 April 1994" and "Civil Service Staff in Post Summary at 1 April 1995", copies of which are in the Library. Staff numbers for Northern Ireland civil service Departments for 1993–94 and estimated outturn for 1994–95 can be found in table 12.7 of "Northern Ireland Expenditure Plans and Priorities", Cm 2816, a copy of which is also in the Library. Figures for Northern Ireland civil service Departments at 1 April each year are not available.