§ Mr. Houghtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the maximum salary of an assistant secretary in the Civil Service at the date upon which hon. Members of this House were first paid at the rate of £1,750 a year; and what is the corresponding maximum pay today.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe maximum salary of an assistant secretary in the Civil Service on 1st July, 1957, was £2,700 (London). The corresponding current maximum is £3,415 (including £65 for inner London weighting).
§ Mr. Houghtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present salary in Central London of a civil servant who was receiving £1,750 a year at the date upon which the salaries of hon. Members of this House were increased to that amount.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe present salary of an administrative class civil servant in Central London who, on 1st July, 1957, was receiving £1,730 (the nearest scale point to £1,750), is £2,171.