§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate for the latest available date a top salary in free enterprise companies and the ratio between such remuneration and average earnings; and if he will compare figures with those given by the right hon. Member for Ashton under Lyne (Mr. Sheldon) when Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 11 May 1976, Official Report, c. 367–369.
§ Mr. RidleyI regret that information is not available on which to base a reliable estimate, for a recent period, of the gross salary that is comparable with the figure of £30,000 quoted in 1976.