§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in HANSARD a full and detailed list of the various Boards and Committees, which the Government have set 246W up since 1964 to deal with wages, prices and incomes, the salaries paid to the members and the total costs of these Boards and Committees to the latest convenient stated date.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI have been asked to reply.
The only body set up since 1964 to deal generally with prices and incomes matters has been the National Board for Prices and Incomes. Expenditure on salaries fees, travelling and incidental expenses in respect of the N.B.P.I. from 1st April, 1965, to 31st August, 1969, has been £2,396,969. A broad estimate of other expenditure is £900,000. The chairman's salary is £15,000 per annum, a deputy chairman's salary is £9,500 per annum, and full-time Board members receive £6,500 per annum. Part-time members of the Board are paid pro-rata according to the amount of time they devote to the Boards affairs.