§ Mr. Forthasked the Member representing the House of Commons Commission what are the current salaries and numbers in post of the principal grades of servants of the House of Commons.
§ Mr. BeithThe following table gives numbers in post and current salary scales of House of Commons staff in grades equivalent or related to Civil Service grades 1 to 7 inclusive:
Numbers of staff in post Equivalent Civil Service grade Salary scale 1 April 1987 1 Grade 1 *64,739 2 Grade 2 *43,264–45,349 12 Grade 3 *33,725–36,852 4 Grade 4 31,672–33,235 23 Grade 5 26,204–29,680 1 House of Commons Pay Spine U (equivalent to 98 per cent, of Civil Service Grade 5) 25,709–29,116 14 Grade 6 20,251–26,800 1 House of Commons Pay Spine Z (95 per cent. Grade 6) 19,312–25,533 4 House of Commons Pay Spine ZA (93 per cent. Grade 6) 18,936–25,027 4 House of Commons Pay Spine ZE (83 per cent. Grade 6) 17,037–22,493 45 Grade 7 16,392–21,757 * All rates include inner London weighting of £1,465 per annum except in the case of those grades asterisked to whom no such weighting is payable.