Government Departments: London Weighting Allowance

HL Deb 14 January 2003 vol 643 cc28-9WA

Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will set out the London weighting allowance paid to workers in government departments. [HL937]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)

Responsibility for determining whether to pay civil servants a London weighting allowance, and at what level, is a matter for individual government departments and agencies. This information is not held centrally.