HC Deb 04 February 2002 vol 379 cc680-1W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the average earnings of a police officer in(a) London and (b) Surrey. [31556]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 30 January 2002]: The information is not available in the format requested.

Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the ratio is between the average earnings of (1) a superintendent and the average house price in(a) Surrey, (b) London, (c) Yorkshire and (d) Tyne and Wear; [31502]

(2) a police officer with three years' service and the average house price in (a)Surrey, (b)London,(c)Yorkshire and (d)Tyne and Wear; [31499]

(3) what the ratio is between the average earnings of a police officer with 10 years' service and the average house price in (a)Surrey, (b)London, (c)Yorkshire and(d)Tyne and Wear. [31498]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 30 January 2002]: The information is not available in the format requested as no data are held in this context on average house prices.

Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the ratio is between the average earnings of a chief inspector and the average house price in(a) Surrey, (b) London, (c) Yorkshire and (d) Tyne and Wear. [31501]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 30 January 2002]: The information is not available in the format requested; no data are held in this context on average house prices.

The current national pay scale for Chief Inspectors is £38,124 to £40,773. The scale for a Chief Inspector serving in the Metropolitan police or City of London police forces is £39,729 to £42,378. An individual's salary will be determined by his length of service in the rank.

Depending upon the force to which he belongs, and his length of service, a chief inspector may be entitled to housing allowance or transitional rent allowance.

A Chief Inspector in London will, if appointed before 1 September 1994, get London weighting of £1,773 a year and a London allowance of £1,011 a year.

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