§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how the Government define the term "public servant"; if728W he will provide a list of who is included in this definition; and what the average annual salary is for public servants, broken down by region. [71016]
§ Mr. BoatengI have been asked to reply.
For the purposes of the New Earnings Survey (NES) public servants are defined as public sector employees in each of the following areas:
- (a) Central Government—Government Departments and establishments, directly employed health staff (excluding trusts) and various government-financed organisations. (The armed forces are not covered by the NES).
- (b) Local government—Local government authorities (including education authorities), police service and various other organisations.
- (c) Public corporations—Nationalised industries, NHS trusts, and other publicly-constituted trading organisations.
Average annual earnings for the Public Sector in 2001 are as follows:
Gross annual earnings £ 2001 North East 20,199 North West 21,377 East Midlands 21,705 West Midlands 22,048 South West 21,743 East 22,604 London 26,925 South East 22,658 Wales 21,044 Scotland 21,544 Yorkshire and the Humber 21,620 Public Sector Average (GB) 22,435 Source:
New Earnings Survey April 2001