§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what were the annual salaries received by those covered by the Review Body on Senior Salaries(a) before and (b) after the latest awards; and in each case what was the pay increase awarded on a weekly income basis. [21746]
§ Mr. FreemanThe 18th report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries—SSRB—was published on 8 February 1996, Cm 3094. It included recommendations on the remuneration of holders of judicial office, senior civil servants and senior officers of the armed forces.
Pay ranges and rates for all three groups before the application of the 1996 recommendations are set out in appendix D of the SSRB report.
The Government decided to stage the awards recommended by most pay review bodies this year. The tables show the salaries payable from 1 April 1996 and from 1 December 1996 when the second stage of the award becomes payable. The weekly rates represent the weekly increase over the previous level of salary.
For the senior civil service, the Government accepted the SSRB's recommendations for the new system of pay ranges from 1 April 1996. Details of the new pay band framework and calibration are included in chapter 2 of the SSRB report. Awards will be determined on an individual basis by the employing Department. 624W
Members of the judiciary 1 April 1996 1 December 1996 Annual salary (£) Weekly increase (£) Annual salary (£) Weekly increase (£) Group 1 130,906 130 (71) 132,178 25 Group 2 121,054 119 (66) 122,231 23 Group 3 116,062 114(63) 117,190 22 Group 4 103,425 86 (56) 104,431 19 Group 5 88,266 58 (47) 89,123 17 Group 6 75,978 66 (41) 76,716 14 Group 7 62,018 52 (33) 62,621 11 The posts included in each group and details of pay variations within each group are listed in appendices C and D of the SSRB report. The 1 April increase for the judiciary includes the committed annual increase which the SSRB recommended in its 1994 report. The figures in brackets show the element of the increase which resulted from the SSRB's 1996 recommendation.
All service personnel are paid on a daily basis and daily pay rates are produced for every rank throughout the armed forces. The weekly rates shown above have therefore been produced by multiplying the daily rates for each rank by seven and not by dividing the annual rates by 52.
Senior officers of the armed forces 1 April 1996 1 December 1996 Annual salary (£) Weekly increase (£) Annual salary (£) Weekly increase (£) Five star 124,640 73 125,852 24 Four star 100,255 60 101,233 18 Three star 74,288 67 75,000 13 Two star 65,656 44 66,291 12 The posts included in each group and details of pay variations within each group are listed in appendices C and D of the SSRB report.
The 1 April increase for the judiciary includes the committed annual increase which the SSRB recommended in its 1994 report. The figures in brackets show the element of the increase which resulted from the SSRB's 1996 recommendation.
All service personnel are paid on a daily basis and daily pay rates are produced for every rank throughout the armed forces. The weekly rates shown above have therefore been produced by multiplying the daily rates for each rank by seven and not by dividing the annual rates by 52.