HC Deb 28 October 1971 vol 823 cc410-1W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he has agreed to a further increase in the salary of Lord Wigg, the Chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board, from £6,900 to £7,200 per annum back dated to 1st July; why the award is retrospective; and whether he will give a list of all salary awards made to Lord Wigg since he was first appointed and the dates when they were made.

Mr. Carlisle

This increase, determined by the Levy Board with my right hon. Friend's approval, represents the third and last annual stage in the adjustment of the Chairman's salary in the light of the Report of the National Board for Prices and Incomes "Top Salaries in the

SALARY OF CHAIRMAN OF HORSERACE BETTING LEVY BOARD
Date Salary £
16th November, 1967 … Appointed Chairman on part-time (4 days a week) basis 4,800
1st September, 1968 … Appointment, and salary, converted to full-time basis 6,000
1st July, 1969 … Three stage increase in salary in the light of the recommendations of the 1969 report of the N.B.P.I. on "Top Salaries in the Private Sector and Nationalised Industries". 6,600
1st July, 1970 … 6,900
1st July, 1971 … 7,200