§ 66. Mr. Pickthornasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the new salary scales for the Scientific Civil Service will be so applied that existing staff shall not be at a disadvantage in comparison with new entrants.
§ The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Glenvil Hall)Existing scientific staff will, on being brought into the new organisation, be given sufficient credit for 2096 previous service to put them broadly on equal terms with new entrants of the same age and quality. Details are being worked out.
§ Mr. PickthornWhile expressing satisfaction with the answer, is it ungracious to inquire whether it would not have been possible to make the earlier announcement clear enough for scientists to know that this is to be the broad effect aimed at?
§ Mr. HallI think the earlier announcement did make it clear. If the hon. Gentleman still has doubts, I should be happy to meet him and go through the paper with him.