§ 30 and 31. Mr. Liptonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many civil servants now earn more than £2,000 a year; and (2) how many civil servants now draw salaries at the rate of about £1,750 a year.
§ The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Sir Edward Boyle)Exact figures cannot be given without disproportionate work, but the number of civil servants having a salary maximum or fixed salary of between £1,750 and £2,000 per annum is about 11,000, and the number with a maximum or fixed salary of £2,000 or more is about 15,000.
§ Mr. LiptonHas the Chancellor had representations from the £2,000-a-year or more civil servants in support of the Surtax concessions to be announced next week after the council elections?
§ Sir E. BoyleSuch representations might not be very proper, but this whole subject is one which doubtless we shall have opportunities of discussing in the near future.