House of Lords written question – answered at on 28 October 2010.
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay
Liberal Democrat
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated net saving in the pay bill of the Home Office for each of the next four years if all salaries and increments are frozen.
Earl Attlee
Lords Spokesperson (Department for Transport), Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Our staffing plans for the next four years cannot be detailed until after the spending review decisions are concluded. On the basis of our current staffing levels, if no salary increases or increments of any kind were paid, our salary bill would remain at £1,023 million per annum.
For illustrative purposes, on the basis of average salary costs, a reduction in Home Office and UK Border Agency staffing of 10 per cent (2,671 staff) would save £102.3 million from our pay bill.
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