HC Deb 23 July 1975 vol 896 cc203-4W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will publish in the Official Report a detailed list of the salaries paid to the top paid people in the defence organisations at January 1972, and what increases they have had since this date, and on what stated dates.

Mr. William Rodgers

The following are representative examples of the salaries paid to senior personnel in the defence organisations at January 1972 and the increases to these salaries at stated dates which were determined by Government pay policy.

(a) CIVILIANS
Permanent Under Secretary:
£
1st January 1972 … … … 15,750
1st April 1973 … … … 16,000
1st January 1974 … … … 16,350
1st January 1975 … … … 18,675
Second Permanent Under Secretary … … …
1st January 1972 … … … 14,750
1st April 1973 … … … 15,000
1st January 1974 … … … 15,350
1st January 1975 … … … 17,175
Deputy Under Secretary:
1st January 1972 … … … 10,500
1st April 1973 … … … 10,750
1st January 1974 … … … 11,100
1st January 1975 … … … 14,000
Assistant Under Secretary:
1st January 1972 … … … 8,250
1st April 1973 … … … 8,500
1st January 1974 … … … 9,000
1st January 1975 … … … 12,000

Note: Assistant Under Secretaries, but not more senior officers, also receive London Weighting as follows:

£
Inner London:
1st January 1972 … … 175
7th November 1973 … … 228
1st April 1974 … … 410
Outer London:
1st January 1972 … … 90
7th November 1973 … … 110
1st April 1974 … … 260

(b) MILITARY
The following are the rates for service officers Army Rank (and equivalent ranks in the other Services).
Field Marshal:
1st January 1972 … … … 15,750
1st April 1973 … … … 15,998
1st January 1974 … … … 16,345
1st January 1975 … … … 19,674
General:
1st January 1972 … … … 14,250
1st April 1973 … … … 14,498
1st January 1974 … … … 14,845
1st January 1975 … … … 17,925
Lieutenant General:
1st January 1972 … … … 10,749
1st April 1973 … … … 10,997
1st January 1974 … … … 11,344
1st January 1975 … … … 13,998
Major General:
1st January 1972 … … … 8,749
1st April 1973 … … … 8,997
1st January 1974 … … … 9,344
1st January 1975 … … … 11,998