HC Deb 08 March 1966 vol 725 cc460-3W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the staff employed in his Department who have since October, 1964, had wage or salary increases in excess of the Government's 3½ per cent. norm; and what were the amounts paid to staff in each instance prior to and subsequent upon the grant of such increases;

(2) whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the staff employed in the Prime Minister's Department who since October, 1964, have had wage or salary increases in excess of the Government's 3½ per cent. norm; and

The Salaries (or maximum Salaries) of the following grades employed in my Department and in the Office of the Prime Minister have been increased by more than 3½ per cent. a year since October, 1964.
Grade Number in Post Salary(or Salary maximum)at 1st October, 1964 Subsequent revised Salary (or Salary maximum) Effective Dates
Under Secretary and equivalent grades … 31 £4,785* £5,335* † 1.9.65
Senior Chief Executive Officer and equivalent grades … 610 £3,300 £3,500† 1.9.65
Senior Legal Assistant … 37 £3,300 £3,500† 1.9.65
Female Cleaners (part- time) … 1,963 3s. 8d. per hour 3s. 9¾d. per hour 1.1.65
4s. 0d. per hour 1.10.65
Male Cleaners (part-time) … 20 4s. 3¾d. per hour 4s. 5¾d. per hour 1.1.65
4s. 8¼d. per hour 1.10.65
Presiding Special Commissioner of Income Tax … 1 £4,985* £5,510* † 1.9.65
Deputy Chief Inspector of Taxes … 5 £4,710* £5,085* † 1.9.65
Deputy Chief Valuer …
Controller of Death Duties …
Special Commissioner of Income Tax 7 £4,635* £4,910* † 1.9.65
Chief Valuer (Scotland) … 1 £4,550 £4,825 1.9.65
Assistant Controller of Death Duties 10 £3,376 £3,576† 1.9.65
Deputy Registrar of Death Duties (Scotland) …
First Class Valuer … 283 £3,376 £3,576† 1.9.65
Treasury Medical Adviser … 1 £5,335* £5,810* † 1.9.65
Deputy Treasury Medical Adviser … 1 £4,635* £4,910* † 1.9.65
Head of Treasury Information Division … 1 £4,710* £5,085* † 1.9.65
Chief Catering Adviser … 1 £2,800 £3,039 1.1.65
Senior Catering Adviser … 1 £2,250 £2,639 1.1.65
Catering Adviser … 6 £1,813 £2,174 1.1.65
Chief Assistant Valuer … 1 £3,376 £3,576† 1.9.65
Senior Assistant Valuer Grade II … 5 £2,152 £2,367 1.1.65
Staff Nurse … 3 £773 £800 1.7.65
Valuer (Main Grade) … 734 £2,152 £2,367 1.1.65
Valuer … 773 £1,578 £1,736 1.1.65
Accountant and Comptroller General … 1 £4,635* £4,910* † 1.9.65
Chief Inspector … 1 £4,710* £5,085* † 1.9.65
Higher Waterguard (other than Superintendent, London) … 4 £,3300 £3,500† 1.9.65
Preventive Officer … 1,687 £1,264 £1,308 1.1.65
£1,457 1.1.66
Assistant Preventive Officer … 993 £964 £998 1.1.65
£1,100 1.1.66
Engineer 1st Class … 8 £13 15s. 0d. £15 10s. 0d. 1.1.65
per week per week
Storekeeper and Yard Boatswain … 1 £730 £756 1.1.65
£16 6s. 0d. 1.4.65
per week
£16 17s. 6d. 1.1.66
per week
Coast Preventive Man … 166 £12 11s. 6d. £14 2s. 6d. 1.1.65
per week per week
* Inner London Salary.
† Increase consequential upon the recommendations of the Standing Advisory Committee on the pay of the Higher Civil Service approved by the National Prices and Incomes Board.

what were the amounts paid to staff in each instance prior to and subsequent upon the grant of such increases.

Mr. Diamond

The following is the information requested: