§ Mr. Berkeleyasked the Prime Minister what was the salary of a Permanent Secretary to a Department of State in 1938; and to what figure his present salary would have to be amended to take account of the increase in retail prices since that date.
§ The Prime MinisterThe salary of a Permanent Secretary to a major Department was £3,000 a year in 1938. The corresponding figure which would take account of the rise in consumer prices since 1938 would be £9,180 today.