§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing the salary scales of police officers for April 1984 and April 1983; and if he will express these figures in both cash terms and in April 1980 prices.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe salary scales were as follows:
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Rank April 1983 April 1984 Minimum £ Maximum £ Minimum £ Maximum £ Deputy Chief Constable 21,621 25,143 23,949 27,222 Chief Constable 25,419 31,107 27,519 33,678 Senior officers in Metropolitan Police Commander 21,429 — 23,199 — Deputy Assistant Commissioner 23,913 — 25,890 — Assistant Commissioner 29,442 — 31,875 — Deputy Commissioner 32,388 — 35,064 — The tax and price index stood at 130.8 in April 1980, 171.8 in April 1983 and 178.8 in April 1984.