§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 28 January 1999,Official Report, columns 324–26, on average wages, if he will list the actual average wage paid by each of the London health authorities in each year since 1995. [68962]
§ Mr. DenhamThe precise information requested is not collected centrally. Information is collected about the annual total salaries and wages paid to National Health Service staff each year, and the number of directly employed staff at a single point in time, for example, 30 September. Workforce figures for individual health authority areas are not available centrally for 1995. The table uses these two pieces of information to produce estimates of average wages. These estimates should be interpreted with caution for the following reasons.
NHS trusts and health authorities Directly employed staff salaries and wages and estimated average wages 1 by London health authority areas Health authority area Directly employed staff (wte) Salaries and wages (£000) Estimated average wage (per annum) 1996–97 Barking and Havering 4,608 96,266 20,889 Barnet 3,789 79,334 20,936 Bexley and Greenwich 5,311 110,701 20,842 Brent and Harrow 5,948 117,791 19,804 Bromley 5,118 104,245 20,368 Camden and Islington 17,540 369,425 21,062 Croydon 3,395 66,743 19,659 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 5,364 108,299 20,192 East London and The City 12,436 268,131 21,561 Enfield and Haringey 5,272 112,209 21,285 Hillingdon 4,680 97,211 20,770 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 15,147 328,182 21,666 Kingston and Richmond 1,512 32,597 21,557 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 15,434 330,654 21,423 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 12,869 271,615 21,106 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 5,616 113,241 20,166 1997–98 Barking and Havering 4,827 97,763 20,254 Barnet 3,459 76,098 21,998 Bexley and Greenwich 5,639 121,194 21,493 Brent and Harrow 5,487 118,766 21,645 Bromley 4,786 99,729 20,836 Camden and Islington 17,174 386,822 22,524 Croydon 3,411 69,420 20,350 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 5,341 113,881 21,322 East London and The City 12,056 274,455 22,766 Enfield and Haringey 5,524 119,628 21,655 Hillingdon 4,724 100,579 21,293 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 15,156 338,777 22,352 Kingston and Richmond 1,617 34,215 21,155 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 15,343 349,159 22,757 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 13,459 282,342 20,978 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 5,378 114,796 21,344 1Estimates are based on total annual salaries and wages divided by directly employed staff (whole-time equivalents) as at 30 September each year and so need to be interpreted with caution. wte = whole time equivalent