§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister whether the Government's policy of a 6 per cent. cash award on salaries and wages to public servants is also to apply to the chairman of the nationalised boards, including the chairman of British Railways; and whether this level is also intended to be applicable to the chairman of British Leyland (BL) Limited.
§ The Prime MinisterThe salaries of the chairman of nationalised industry boards, including the chairman of the British Railways Board, will be determined under the arrangements set out in the reply I gave on 7 April to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Perth and East Perthshire (Mr. Walker). The arrangements for determining the salary of the chairman of the board of B1 Ltd are being considered following the transfer of responsibility for BL from the NEB to the Secretary of State for Industry.
Number of staff at 1 April* Total annual cost at 1980 pricest† Full time Part time £ 1972 62 — 1973 60 — 1974 68 3 1975 68 2 1976 68 4 1976–77 1,669,391 1977 68 1 1977–78 1,714,766 1978 70 2 1978–79 1,826,906 1979 66 2 1979–80 1,892,490 1980 65 3 1980–81 1,789,687 1981 67 3 ‡1981–82 ‡1,865,707 * Excludes messengerial and cleaning staff. † Includes salaries and wages, pension liability, administration and accommodation costs. ‡ Based on the 1981–82 cash limit.