§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Transport how many paid appointments are within his official patronage; what are the maximum and minimum salaries; and how the figures compare with those of 1958.
§ Mr. MarshOn the assumption that my hon. Friend refers to the number of salaried statutory appointments which I am, or the Minister of Transport in 1958 was, entitled to make, the figures are 58 in 1958 and 126 today.
The normal minimum annual salary, that was paid to part-time members of nationalised boards, was £1,000 in 1958 and is the same today. The maximum salaries are in most cases determined by me, with the approval of the Civil Service Department, in accordance with the relevant statutes, and published annually in the White Paper listing members of Public Boards. The salaries of members of the Port of London Authority, however, are determined by the Authority.