HC Deb 04 July 1983 vol 45 cc6-7W
Mr. Hicks

asked the Prime Minister how many persons are employed in each Government Department whose basic salary is in excess of £24,000 per annum.

Mr. Knox

asked the Prime Minister how many persons are employed in each Government department whose basic salary is in excess of £24,000 per annum.

The Prime Minister

The number of persons employed by each Government Department whose basic salary is in excess of £24,000 is shown in the following table. Numbers of staff for the majority of cases are at 1 April 1983 but for some grades the latest available information is for 1 April 1982.

Staff with basic salary above £24,000
Department Numbers
Ministry of Defence 139
DHSS 67
Department of Trade and Industry 76
DOE 42
Her Majesty's Treasury 36
Scottish Office 41
Employment Group 35
MAFF 41
Inland Revenue 26
Home Office 28
DES 20
Cabinet Office (including MPO) 45
Department of Transport 21
Department of Energy 16
LCD (including PTO) 16
Welsh Office 14
Customs and Excise 13
ODA 13
PSA 21
FCO 154
Treasury Solicitor 9
Northern Ireland Office 8
GCHQ 6
ECGD 5
OFT 3
DPP 4
GAD 4
OPCS 4
DNS 2
Charity Commission 2
HMSO 4
Lord Registry 1
LOP 2
LAP 1
Crown Estate office 1
Crown Office/PES 3
Ordnance Survey 1
Royal Mint 1
COI 1
SCA 1
IBAP 1
PRO 1
Registry of Friendly Societies 1
Registers of Scotland 1
PCO 1
Others 2
Total 934