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London Weighting Allowance

Volume 930: debated on Tuesday 19 April 1977

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asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether London weighting allowance is incorporated into basic pay for calculation of overtime, holiday pay, &c.; and, if so, to what number of employees this refers.

There is great variety in London weighting arrangements. My Department does not have the information to enable the estimate requested to be made.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table giving details of London weighting at 1st January 1976 in respect of (a) the numbers involved, (b) the various rates of allowance paid, (c) the total annual cost and (d) the Government contribution, for each of the organisations listed in column 1, Appendix II, pages 50 to 56 of State for the Pay Board's Advisory Report 4 on Employment if he will give details of London Weighting, Command Paper No. 5660.

I regret that the information can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

SponsorNumber of JobsTotal MSC GrantProject
£
Carlisle City Council (3 projects)2219,077Clearance of river bank, establish river trail and picnic areas.
Carlisle City Council (2 projects)1014,584Reorganisation of planning department's files.
Carlisle City Council (2 projects)107,185Sorting and collating highway records.
Carlisle City Council (2 projects)23,151Architectural plans register.
Carlisle City Council1314,879Provision of sports facilities.
Carlisle City Council1320,735Check and update sewer records.
Carlisle City Council11,285Produce booklet on nature trail for children.
Carlisle City Council54,747Cleaning up Old Eden Beck and providing a picnic area in Dalston Village.
Carlisle City Council38,775Sorting and collating geology collection.
Carlisle City Council45,210Sorting and collating property records.
Cumbria County Council126,459Preparation of a caravan site.
Cumbria County Council125,392Environmental improvements at Longtown.
Cumbria County Council (2 projects).2316,188Sorting and collating library records.
Cumbria County Council56,430Indexing traffic regulations and maps.
Cumbria County Council65,395Environmental improvements at Brampton.
Cumbria County Council614,329Repairs to community buildings at Crofton Estate.
Cumbria County Council36,127Cataloguing books and organizing school trips to Carlisle Cathedral.
Cumbria County Council1620,632Construction of residential centre.
Cumbria County Council1613,363YMCA hostel extension.
Cumbria County Council45,624Decoration of Scouts headquarters.
Cumbria County Council68,631Construction of car park.
Cumbria County Council35,287Furniture making.
Cumbria County Council62,638Construction of drainage system.
Harraby Adventure Playground Association (2 projects).1516,421Construction of play facilities.
Cumbria Probation and After Care Committee (2 projects).823,568Assistance for probation officers.
Carlisle Diocesan Education Committee (3 projects).3929,390Redecoration of community hall and provision of car parks.
Border Textile Training Group22,660Clerical assistance.
North West Water Authority58,944Sorting and collating records on water mains.
BBC Radio Carlisle33,238Develop gramophone and Press cutting library.
Carlisle Rugby Football Club and Chatsworth Lawn Tennis Club.42,732Ground and clubhouse improvements.
St. Aidans School36,275Provision of new curriculum resource centre.
Cumbria Area Health Authority1020,671Sorting and collating medical records.
Cumbria Area Health Authority49,113Ancillary laboratory assistants.