HC Deb 14 January 1975 vol 884 cc80-4W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will publish a detailed list in the Official Report showing the salary improvements made on the stated dates during the past 15 years for those grades of persons recommended for increases in the December 1974 Boyle Report.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

Details of salary improvements for the four groups concerned during the past 15 years are as follows:

NATIONALISED BOARDS
Increases
Salary at 1967 1st April 1969 1st April 1970 1st January 1971 1st January 1972 1st April 1973 1st January 1974§
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
British Steel Corporation: on-formation
Chairman 16,000 6,500 2,500 2,500 250 350
Deputy Chairman 20,000–24,000 1,000–2,000 250 350
Members 15,000–19,000 1,000–2,000 250 350
Salary at at 1957* 1964
£ £
Group A Boards:
Chairmen 10,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500† 2,500 250 350
Deputy Chairmen 8,000 2,000–4,000 0–2,000 2,000 2,000† 2,500 250 350
Members 7,500 0–2,000 700–950 1,150–2,275 1,150–2,275 2,000 250 350
Group B Boards:
Chairmen 7,500–10,000 1,000–3,500 2,000 2,000 2,000† 2,000 250 350
Deputy Chairmen 7,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 l,500† 1,500 250 350
Members 7,000 0–2,500 700–950 150–775 150–775 1,500 250 350
Group C Boards:
Chairmen 6,500 500–3,000 700–950 1,150–2,275 1,150–2,275 2,000 250 350
Deputy Chairmen 5,000 500–1,500 50–650 725–1,175 725–1,175 1,500 250 350

THE HIGHER CIVIL SERVICE
Salary at 1st February 1959 Increases
1st July 1960 1st August 1963 1st September 1965 1st July 1968 1st July 1969 1st July 1970 1st January 1971 1st January 1972 1st April 1973 1st January 1974§
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Head of the Home Civil Service 7,450 1,350 400 1,200 2,300 2,300† 1,750 250 350
Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
Secretary to the Cabinet
Permanent Secretary 6,950 1,250 400 1,200 2,100 2,100† 1,750 250 350
Salary at 1st August 1963
£
Second Permanent Secretary 7,700 400 1,200 1,850 1,850 1,750 250 350
Deputy Secretary 4,950 850 500 800 950 950 1,500 250 350
Under Secretary 3,750 300 650 550 250 500 510 240 1,500 250 500

THE JUDICIARY
Salary at 14th April 1954 Increases
1st April 1966 1st June 1970 1st January 1971 26th July 1972 26th July 1973 26th July 1974§
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
Higher Judiciary:
Lord Chief Justice 10,000 2,500 1,750 2,500† 1,750 250 350
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 9,000 2,250 1,750 2,500† 1,750 250 350
Master of the Rolls 9,000 2,250
President of the Family Division 8,000 3,250
Lord Justice of Appeal 8,000 2,000 1,500 2,500† 1,750 250 350
Puisne Judge

Salary at 13th May 1959 increases
23rd November 1960 29th November 1963 19th May 1966 23rd July 1969 1st January 1971 17th July 1972 17th July 1973 17th July 1974
Lower Judiciary: £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Metropolitan Magistrate 3,800 300 650 500 750 800 1,500 250 350
Salary at 1st January 1972 Increases
1st April 1973 1st January 1974
Circuit Judge‡ 9,750 250 350

SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
Salary at 1st April 1960 Increases
1st April 1962 1st April 1963 1st April 1964 1st April 1966 1st April 1968 1st April 1969 1st April 1970 1st January 1971 1st January 1972 1st April 1973 1st January 1974§
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Admiral of the Fleet 6,724 6 269 180 570 322 1,423 3,506† 1,750 250 350
Field Marshal
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Admiral 5,816 6 1,000 225 498 267 1,696 2,992† 1,750 250 350
General
Air Chief Marshal
Vice-Admiral 4,903 6 800 353 424 231 1,277 1,256 1,500 250 350
Lieutenant-General
Air Marshal
Rear Admiral 4,064 134 127 654 481 387 213 693 497 1,500 250 350
Major-General
Air Vice-Marshal
* The grouping of Nationalised Industry Boards into Categories A, B and C took place in 1969. The salaries shown as payable in 1959 and 1964 for these category board are intended to indicate approximate levels of salary paid in various boards which ultimately formed the groups in 1969.
† The holders of these appointments voluntarily decided to forgo the increases for six months and the effective date was therefore July 1971.
‡ The Judicial grade of Circuit Judge was not introduced until 1st January 1972.
§ Plus threshold payments from June 1974.