HC Deb 15 March 1995 vol 256 cc582-3W
Mr. Caborn

To ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, what are the rates of pay and other remunerations for all House of Commons porters, chefs, cleaners and security staff.

Mr. Beith

The full-time salaries, inclusive of the recruitment and retention allowance, of the grades employed by the Commission arc as follows:

£
Porters1
Vote office porters 9,390–9,547 pa
Kitchen porters 9,547–10,736 pa
Cleaners
Cleaners 9,390–9,547 pa
Cleaner in charge 9,870–11,496 pa
Chefs
Executive chef 27,106–41,003 pa
Deputy executive chef 21,789–27,586 pa
Senior sous chef 14,965–18,611 pa
Sous chef 13,449–16,677 pa
Assistant sous chef
Chef in charge
Section chef 12,984–16,083 pa
Chef de Partie 11,496–14,184 pa
Assistant chef de partie 10,206–11,696 pa
Full commis chef 10,556 pa
3rd year commis chef 10,206 pa
2nd year commis chef 10,036 pa
1st year commis chef 9,870 pa
1Part-time employees are paid pro-rata.

The security staff are employed by the Metropolitan police, and I have asked the Serjeant at Arms to write to the hon. Member with details of their rates of pay.