§ 42. Mr. Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in HANSARD a table showing the number of 199 persons or grades of employment in the Treasury which have been granted and refused wage and salary increases, respectively, since the Government's appeal for wage restraint; and why increases have been granted.
§ Mr. LewisDo not those figures show that in fact those on higher salary scales have received increases while those on lower scales have been denied theirs? Can the Chancellor explain why those in the lower income group are being deprived of increases while those in the £5,000 a year and £6,000 a year class are receiving them?
Mr. AmoryNo. The reply I have given will indicate to the hon. Gentleman that the increase has been very small and consequential upon agreements entered into before the policy was announced by my right hon. Friend the Member for Monmouth (Mr. P. Thorneycroft) in September.
§ Following is the information:
| NUMBERS AND GRADES EMPLOYED IN THE TREASURY WHICH HAVE RECEIVED INCREASES IN SALARY OR WAGES SINCE 29TH OCTOBER, 1957 | ||
| Grade | Number | Reason |
| Senior Chief Executive Office. | 3 | Increase was give on that part of the scale below £1,950 p.a. following the general Civil Service economic pay settlement introduced on 1st July 1957. |
| Security Officer. | 5 | The increase was consequent upon a general revision of night duty and shift allowances agreed in March, 1975. |
| Senior security Guard. | 9 | |
| Security Guard. | 25 |
§ During this period only one other claim in respect of grades employed by the Treasury has been received. As negotiations are still proceeding in this case, the question of refused increases does not arise.