HC Deb 03 February 1971 vol 810 cc397-8W
Mr. Tom Boardman

asked the Minister of State for Defence how many civil servants in his Department are in receipt of salaries in excess of the Ministerial salary payable to each of the Under-Secretaries of State in his Department.

Lord Balniel

Some 900 civil servants employed in the Ministry of Defence are either in receipt of fixed salaries in excess of £3,750 or on scales with a minimum in excess of that sum.

Mr. Tom Boardman

asked the Minister of State for Defence how many civil servants in his Department are in receipt of salaries in excess of his own Ministerial salary.

and how many in each category were granted.

Mr. Lambton

No statistics are available before 1965. For subsequent years the figures are:

Lord Balniel

26 civil servants employed in the Ministry of Defence are in receipt of salaries in excess of my Ministerial salary.