§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 4 May 1999,Official Report, column 317, on the cost of the Lancet inquiry, if the salaries of the eight suspended officers mentioned in his answer of 20 April 1999, Official Report, column 484, were included in his breakdown of costs. [84249]
§ Mr. BoatengThe salaries of the eight suspended officers were not included in the breakdown of costs, as these referred solely to the salary costs of Cleveland Officers working on the Lancet Inquiry and not those officers who are the subject of the investigation.
The salary costs of the eight suspended officers total £282,703 per annum inclusive of allowances and costs. In accordance with Force policy, those salaries are carried by the particular District to which the officers were posted when they were suspended; in this case all eight officers were posted to Middlesbrough District.
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§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 4 May 1999,Official Report, column 317, on the Lancet Inquiry, if he will list the total cost of the salaries of the 11 officers, and the total number of days each one has worked on the Lancet Inquiry. [84260]
§ Mr. BoatengOne of the 11 officers of the Force's Organised Crime Group has tendered his intention to retire from the Police Service with effect from 23 May 1999. The remaining 10 officers' salaries total £326,351, inclusive of allowances and costs. The information requested on the number of days each one has worked on the Lancet Inquiry is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost to Cleveland Constabulary.