§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will give the wage or salary of a shorthand typist in the Civil Service on the date in October, 1964, when Members of Parliament salaries were raised to their present level; and what is the present salary for this category of civil servant.
§ Mr. David HowellThe maximum of the basic scale for a Shorthand Typist Grade I was £13 18s. 0d. per week in October, 1964. It is £19 1s. 0d. today.
DEFENCE EXPENDITURE (INCLUDING OTHER MILITARY DEFENCE) AS A PERCENTAGE OF GNP AT FACTOR COST 1967–68 to 1969–70 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 % % % 6.9 6.5 5.9
ESTIMATED DEFENCE EXPENDITURE (INCLUDING OTHER MILITARY DEFENCE) IN TOTAL AND AS A PERCENTAGE OF GNP AT FACTOR COST 1970–71 TO 1972–73 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 Defence Budget (£m.) … … … … 2,404 2,327 2,270 Other Military Defence (£m.) … … … 48 51 Not available(1) Total (£m.) … … … … … 2,452 2,378 — Percentage of GNP(2) … … … … 5.7 5.4 about 5(3) Notes: (1) The category of expenditure known as "Other Military Defence" is not the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State. Figures for this category of expenditure have been provided where they are available from published sources. (2) Percentage at constant 1970 prices. (3) Percentage of GNP taken by defence budget only. If the cost of "Other Military Defence" were to be of the same order as in 1970–71 and 1971–72 the percentage shown would be increased by approximately a tenth of 1 per cent.