HC Deb 07 July 1978 vol 953 c318W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will allow chairmen of private public companies to increase their salaries to the same degree as recommended in the Boyle committee on top salaries irrespective of whether these increases conflict with the Government's present 10 per cent. wage level or the new proposals after August 1978.

Mr. Joel Barnett

The report of the Top Salaries Review Body is designed to rectify anomalies which have arisen over a long period of time. The Review Body does not attempt to match the highest salaries paid in the private sector. I am not aware of similar anomalies in the private sector.